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Aurel Stein

1862 - 1943

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Sir Marc Aurel Stein, (Hungarian: Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at Indian universities. Stein was also an ethnographer, geographer, linguist and surveyor. His collection of books and manuscripts bought from Dunhuang caves is important for the study of the history of Central Asia and the art and literature of Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aurel Stein is the 17th most popular archaeologist (up from 26th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 173rd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Archaeologist.

Aurel Stein was an archaeologist and explorer who is most famous for his discovery of the Dunhuang Caves in 1907.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Aurel Stein ranks 17 out of 151. Before him are Marija Gimbutas, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Nynetjer, V. Gordon Childe, Isdal Woman, and George Smith. After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Alcide d'Orbigny, Zahi Hawass, Karl Richard Lepsius, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and Oscar Montelius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Aurel Stein ranks 28. Before him are Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Henri Pirenne, J. Bruce Ismay, Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, and Daniel Swarovski. After him are Edith Wharton, Mori Ōgai, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ugyen Wangchuck, Loie Fuller, and Maurice Barrès. Among people deceased in 1943, Aurel Stein ranks 35. Before him are Gustav Vigeland, Etty Hillesum, Otto Jespersen, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Hans Scholl, and Mordechai Anielewicz. After him are Oskar Schlemmer, André Antoine, Charley Paddock, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Nordahl Grieg, and Lydia Litvyak.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Aurel Stein ranks 123 out of 1,077. Before him are Pál Schmitt (1942), József Bozsik (1925), Judit Polgár (1976), István Szabó (1938), Mihály Károlyi (1875), and János Áder (1959). After him are Miklós Rózsa (1907), István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), Ignác Goldziher (1850), Arthur Nikisch (1855), and George I Rákóczi (1593).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Hungary

Among archaeologists born in Hungary, Aurel Stein ranks 1. 

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