ARCHAEOLOGIST

Giuseppe Tucci

1894 - 1984

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Giuseppe Tucci (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈtuttʃi]; 5 June 1894 – 5 April 1984) was an Italian orientalist, Indologist and scholar of East Asian studies, specializing in Tibetan culture and the history of Buddhism. During its zenith, Tucci was a supporter of Italian fascism, and he used idealized portrayals of Asian traditions to support Italian ideological campaigns. Tucci was fluent in several European languages, Sanskrit, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese and Tibetan and he taught at the University of Rome La Sapienza until his death. He is considered one of the founders of the field of Buddhist studies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Tucci is the 72nd most popular archaeologist (down from 66th in 2019), the 3,101st most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,009th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Giuseppe Tucci ranks 72 out of 151. Before him are Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, James Quibell, François Bordes, Johann Andreas Wagner, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, and Florentino Ameghino. After him are Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Peter Wilhelm Lund, Sylvanus Morley, Victor Loret, Margaret Murray, and Dorothy Garrod.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Giuseppe Tucci ranks 152. Before him are Nicolas Slonimsky, Alfred Berger, Christian Schad, Turar Ryskulov, Lisa Tetzner, and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. After him are Elvira Popescu, Mirza Davud Huseynov, Johan Wilhelm Rangell, Kurt Blome, Riad Al Solh, and Berdi Kerbabayev. Among people deceased in 1984, Giuseppe Tucci ranks 140. Before him are Manès Sperber, Eulogio Martínez, Sam Jaffe, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Henri Fabre, and Ethel Merman. After him are Campanal I, Toivo Loukola, Grete Hermann, Ansel Adams, Wolfgang Staudte, and Ólafur Jóhannesson.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Tucci ranks 3,101 out of 5,161. Before him are Publius Decius Mus (-400), Francesca Cuzzoni (1696), Giuseppe Petrocchi (1948), Scilla Gabel (1938), Luigi Zampa (1905), and Stefania Casini (1948). After him are Domenico Agostini (1825), Bruno Zevi (1918), Giulia Lama (1681), Franco Donatoni (1927), Pio Laghi (1922), and Ernest von Koerber (1850).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Italy

Among archaeologists born in Italy, Giuseppe Tucci ranks 5. Before him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (1391), Paul-Émile Botta (1802), Giuseppe Fiorelli (1823), and Florentino Ameghino (1853). After him are Massimo Pallottino (1909).

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