ARCHAEOLOGIST
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
Aurel Stein
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aurel Stein has received more than 292,220 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Aurel Stein is the 18th most popular archaeologist (down from 16th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 119th 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 18 out of 104. Before him are George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, V. Gordon Childe, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, and Oscar Montelius. After him are Flinders Petrie, Karl Richard Lepsius, Louis Leakey, Austen Henry Layard, Khaemweset, and Leo Frobenius.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 13
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 14
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
1391 - 1452
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 15
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
Oscar Montelius
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 17
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 18
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 19
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 20
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 21
Austen Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 22
Khaemweset
1281 BC - 1225 BC
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 23
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Aurel Stein ranks 34. Before him are Loie Fuller, Mary Kingsley, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Mori Ōgai, Edith Wharton, and Siegbert Tarrasch. After him are Silvio Gesell, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, Ugyen Wangchuck, Leonid Pasternak, and Théo van Rysselberghe. Among people deceased in 1943, Aurel Stein ranks 38. Before him are Mordechai Anielewicz, Etty Hillesum, Oskar Schlemmer, Hans Scholl, Gustav Vigeland, and André Antoine. After him are Nicholas J. Spykman, Ugo Cavallero, Marina Raskova, Jane Avril, Pavel Milyukov, and Franz Oppenheimer.
Others Born in 1862
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Loie Fuller
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 28
Mary Kingsley
1862 - 1900
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 29
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 30
Mori Ōgai
1862 - 1922
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 31
Edith Wharton
1862 - 1937
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 32
Siegbert Tarrasch
1862 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 33
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 34
Silvio Gesell
1862 - 1930
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 35
Maurice Barrès
1862 - 1923
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 36
Georges Feydeau
1862 - 1921
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 37
Ugyen Wangchuck
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 38
Leonid Pasternak
1862 - 1945
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 39
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1943
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Mordechai Anielewicz
1919 - 1943
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 32
Etty Hillesum
1914 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 33
Oskar Schlemmer
1888 - 1943
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 34
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 35
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 36
André Antoine
1858 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 37
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 38
Nicholas J. Spykman
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 39
Ugo Cavallero
1880 - 1943
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 40
Marina Raskova
1912 - 1943
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 41
Jane Avril
1868 - 1943
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 42
Pavel Milyukov
1859 - 1943
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 43
Franz Oppenheimer
1864 - 1943
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 44
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Aurel Stein ranks 124 out of 866. Before him are George II Rákóczi (1621), Peter Lorre (1904), Bayan I (600), Judit Polgár (1976), Miklós Rózsa (1907), and Max Nordau (1849). After him are Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), Peter Delyan (1009), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Marcel Grossmann (1878), Arthur Nikisch (1855), and Mária Telkes (1900).
Others born in Hungary
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George II Rákóczi
1621 - 1660
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 118
Peter Lorre
1904 - 1964
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 119
Bayan I
600 - 602
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 120
Judit Polgár
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 121
Miklós Rózsa
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 122
Max Nordau
1849 - 1923
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 123
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 124
Imi Lichtenfeld
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 125
Peter Delyan
1009 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 126
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 127
Marcel Grossmann
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 128
Arthur Nikisch
1855 - 1922
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 129
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 130
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Hungary
Among archaeologists born in Hungary, Aurel Stein ranks 1.
