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Denis Sinor

American academic (1916-2011) · Hungary · On the map · Writers · Died at 94

Denis Sinor was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Central Asian Studies at the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University and a tenured lecturer at Cambridge University between 1948 and 1962, and was one of the world's leading scholars for the history of Central Asia.

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Awards

Hungarian Order of Merit2006
Guggenheim Fellowship1981

About this person

Under his directorship, the Central Asian Studies at Indiana University became one of the world's foremost centers for Central Asian history, languages and linguistics.

Country
Hungary
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2011 · aged 94