Aurel Stein

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Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering expeditions in Central Asia, during which he uncovered important Silk Road manuscripts and archaeological sites.

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instanceOf Central Asia explorer
Hungarian-British person
archaeologist
explorer
human
activity acquired large collections of manuscripts and artifacts for British institutions
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Fellow of the British Academy
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
birthCountry Kingdom of Hungary
birthDate 1862-11-26
birthPlace Budapest
Pest
burialPlace British cemetery in Kabul
citizenship Austria-Hungary
United Kingdom
conductedExpeditionIn Chinese Turkestan
Gansu
Iran
Iraq
Kashmir
Taklamakan Desert
Xinjiang
deathCountry Afghanistan
deathDate 1943-10-26
deathPlace Kabul
discoveredAt Mogao Caves
education University of Leipzig
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Tübingen
University of Vienna
employer British Indian government
Punjab University
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicOrigin Hungarian
familyName Stein
fieldOfWork Central Asian studies
Indology
archaeology
historical geography
fullName Sir Marc Aurel Stein
givenName Aurel
Marc
knownFor archaeological expeditions in Central Asia
discovery and acquisition of Dunhuang manuscripts
excavations at ancient Silk Road sites in Chinese Central Asia
exploration of the Silk Road
studies of the historical geography of Asia
languageSpoken English
German
Hungarian
Persian
Sanskrit
mainInterest Buddhist manuscripts
Silk Road history
archaeology of Xinjiang
memberOf British Academy
Royal Geographical Society
notableWork Ancient Khotan
Innermost Asia
Ruins of Desert Cathay
Serindia
occupation archaeologist
explorer
scholar of Central Asia
positionHeld Principal of Oriental College, Lahore
Superintendent of Archaeological Survey in the North-West Frontier and Baluchistan

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