Marc Aurel Stein

Marc Aurel Stein

male, deceased (1943)
Sir Marc Aurel Stein, Stein Márk Aurél in Hungarian. In 1901 Stein was responsible for exposing forgeries of Islam Akhun. During his expedition of...
Richard Nelson Frye

Richard Nelson Frye

male, 89 years old
Richard Nelson Frye (c. 1920) is an American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian Studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at...
Subutai

Subutai

male, deceased (1248)
Subutai was the primary strategist and general of Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan. He directed more than 20 campaigns during which he conquered (or o...
Albert Von Le Coq

Albert Von Le Coq

male, deceased (1930)
Albert von Le Coq (1860 - 1930) was a German archaeologist and explorer of Central Asia. He was heir to a sizable fortune derived from breweries...

Daniel Waugh

male
Daniel C. Waugh is a historian based at the University of Washington. He did his undergraduate work at Yale University, and in 1963 graduated with...
Emperor Wu Of Han

Emperor Wu Of Han

male
Emperor Wu of Han, (156 BC -March 29, 87 BC), personal name Liu Che (劉徹), was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 BC t...
Zeki Velidi Togan

Zeki Velidi Togan

male, deceased (1970)
Zeki Velidi Togan village of Sterlitamak uyezd, today Bashkortostan. After his emigration to Turkey, his name was turkicized as "Zeki Velidi Togan"...
Turgut Demirtepe

Turgut Demirtepe

male, 40 years old
[__|action=edit}} log] </small> } Turgut Demirtepe (born 1969) is a Turkish academic and author, an academic specialist on the Central Asia and...
Iraj Bashiri

Iraj Bashiri

male, 69 years old
Iraj Bashiri is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, USA‎ and one of the leading scholars in the fields of Central Asian Studies an...
Paul Salopek

Paul Salopek

male, 47 years old
Paul Salopek is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Salopek was raised in central Mexico. He has reported for the "Chicago Tribune" since...