The Most Famous
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Hungary
This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarian Archaeologists. The pantheon dataset contains 104 Archaeologists, 1 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 14th most number of Archaeologists behind Czechia and Lithuania.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Hungarian Archaeologists of all time. This list of famous Hungarian Archaeologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Aurel Stein (1862 - 1943)
With an HPI of 59.56, Aurel Stein is the most famous Hungarian Archaeologist. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages on wikipedia.
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. He wrote several volumes on his expeditions and discoveries which include Ancient Khotan, Serindia and Innermost Asia.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as archaeologists born between 1862 and 1862. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased archaeologists include Aurel Stein.
