Dr. Balázs Dénes szerk.: Földrajzi Múzeumi Tanulmányok 4. (Magyar földrajzi gyűjtemény; Érd, 1987)

ÉRTEKEZÉSEK - Horváth Gergely: Stein Aurél, Belső-Ázsia nagy magyar kutatója

MARK AUREL SIEH ÜBVEYWEYS !H Stein Aurél sírja a kabuli európai temetőben Stein Aurél sírjának felirata (Balázs D. fényképei) AURÉL STEIN, A GREAT HUNGARIAN EXPLORER OF INNER ASIA (1862—1943) Aurél Stein, a great orientalist, archaeologist and geographer, was born 125 years ago. Even in his childhood he was susceptible to oriental languages and culture. He studied in Budapest and Dresden, completed university in Vienna, Leipzig and Tübingen and was granted a scholarship to England. In 1887 he became a teacher in the Oriental College of Lahore, India. He began his scientific activities by the excavation of archaeological and cultural historical of Kashmir. In 1900 he led several major expeditions to Inner Asia, where he explored the once flourishing oasis towns along the famous Silk Route. His excavations in the territory of the present Iran, Iraq and Pakistan were also significant. At the age of 80, he died in Kabul when he started exploration in Afghanistan and is buried there. His activities are summarized in voluminous monographs and for the public he wrote numerous travel-books. Along with the description of geographical phenomena and processes, his intention was to analyze the interactions between the geographical environment and historical events. Translated by Dénes Lóczy AyPEJI IIITEMH, KPyriHblH BEHrEPCKMÍi HCCJIEÄOBATEJIb UEHTPAJlbHOH A3HH (1862—1943) 125 JieT TO My Ha3aít POAHJICH Aypeji IÏÏTeuH, KpynHbiö BOCTOKOBeji, apxeojior, reorpaqb. Yace B fleTCTBe OH npOflBHJI Hpe3BbI4aÖHbIH HHTepec K BOCTOHHMM «3bIKaM H KyJIbType. IIlKOJIbHbie roflbi npoBen B By^aneuiTe H ,ZJ,pe3,aeHe. YHHBepCHTeTCKoe o6pa30BaHHe nonyHHn B BeHe, Jleöninire H TroÖHnreHe, 3aTeM B KanecTBe CTHneHiiHaTa nonan B AHTJIHIO. B 1887 rozty CTaJi npenon.aBaTe.rieM BoCTOHHoro KOJiJiea>Ka B Jlaxope (EpHT. HHÄHH). 3ztecb, na pacKonKax apxHTeKTypHbix H KyjibTypHOHCTOpHHecKHX naMHTHHKOB KauiMHpa, Haia/iacb erő HayHHaa neaTejibnocTb. HannHaa c 1900 ro^a, pyKOBOAHJl MHOrHMH ŐOJlbLUHMH 3KCneítHII.HflMH B HeHTpaJibHoií A3HH, r/je oönapy^KHJi Koraa-To UBeTyuxne ropofla-oa3Hcw 3HaMeHHToR „aoporH mejiKa". 3HaHHTejibHbie ncaneaoBaHHH npoBcn Ha coBpeMeHHbix TeppHTopHHX MpaHa, MpaKa H naKHCTaHa. CMepTb HaCTHrna ero B BOCbMHjtecsTHJieTHeM B03pacTe B Kaöyjie, B caMOM Hanajie aqbraHCKHX HccJieaoBaHHfí. TaM ero npax noKOHTc« H ceËnac. Cßoe TBopnecTBo 3aneHaTJieji B MOHyMeHTaJibHbix HayHHbix MOHorpacJ)HHx, a una UIHPOKOË nyöJiHKH HM nanHcaHO MHO>KCCTBO nyTemecTBHit. Tlepeae.ta JIioÖMUjia MantouKoea