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