Nora Clearman England (November 8, 1946 – January 26, 2022) was an American linguist, Mayanist, and Dallas TACA Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
[2][3] England graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a B.A.
and a Ph.D.[4] While there, she led a workshop and field visit to Iximche, attended by Linda Schele and Nicholai Grube.
[5] After taking a post as a linguistics professor at the University of Texas in Austin in 2001, she became the founding director of the Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America (CILLA).
[8] England's previous experiences include teaching positions at Mississippi State University and the University of Iowa, and training more than 100 Mayanists who have since gone on to work in various fields and are part of the first Maya generation able to receive substantial postsecondary education.