Mikhail Evgenievich Masson

Mikhail Yevgenyevich Masson (; 3 December 1897 in Saint Petersburg – 2 October 1986) was a Soviet archaeologist. He was the founder of the archaeology school in Central Asia and a professor, doctor of historical and archaeological sciences and member of the Turkmen Academy of Sciences.

Biography He was born on 3 December 1897, in Saint Petersburg.

In 1916, Masson graduated from the Samarkand Gymnasium.

In 1918, Masson returned to Samarkand.

From 1929 to 1936, Masson focused on the history of mining at the Geological Committee of Uzbekistan, where he established an extensive geological library.

Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson passed away in Tashkent in 1986 and was buried in the Dombrobod Cemetery in Tashkent.

Later, one of the streets in Tashkent was named in honor of Mikhail Masson.

His son from his first wife, Vadim Masson, also became a well-known archaeologist and scholar.

Scientific achievements He conducted excavations in the Kushan and medieval Termez from 1936 to 1938.

Scientific school He established the Central Asian School of Archaeology and trained specialists who later became leading archaeologists in Central Asia.

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