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Alois Anton Führer

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German Indologist and Catholic priest

GermanyAcademicsLived 1853 to 1930 · aged 76
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Alois Anton Führer was a German Indologist who worked for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He is known for his archaeological excavations, which he believed proved that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal.

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Building of the Choti Chattar Manzil, initial location of the Lucknow Provincial Museum.Building of the Choti Chattar Manzil, initial location of the Lucknow Provincial Museum.General view of the excavations in January 1889 at the Jain site of Kankali Tila, Mathura.General view of the excavations in January 1889 at the Jain site of Kankali Tila, Mathura.

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Alois Anton Führer was a German Indologist who worked for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He is known for his archaeological excavations, which he believed proved that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. Führer's archaeological career ended in disgrace as "a forger and dealer in fake antiquities", and he had to resign from his position in 1898.

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Germany
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1853 to 1930 · aged 76
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