Ahmad Hasan Dani

Ahmad Hassan Dani
Born(1920-06-20)20 June 1920
Basna, British India
Died26 January 2009(2009-01-26) (aged 88)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materBanaras Hindu University
Known forResearch on the Indus Valley civilization
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (2000)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1969)
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Légion d'honneur
Palmes Academiques
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology, History, Linguistics
InstitutionsQuaid-e-Azam University

Ahmad Hassan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 – 26 January 2009) was a well known Pakistani archaeologist, historian, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian archaeology and history.[1][2] He introduced archaeology as a discipline in higher education in Pakistan and Bangladesh.[3] Throughout his career, Dani held various academic positions and international fellowships, apart from conducting archaeological excavations and research. He is particularly known for archaeological work on pre-Indus civilization and Gandhara sites in northern Pakistan.

  1. ^ Lawrence Joffe (30 March 2009). "Ahmad Hasan Dani: Pakistan's foremost archaeologist and author of 30 books". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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  3. ^ The Times (2009). Obituary - Professor A. H. Dani: archaeologist Published 18 February 2009, Retrieved 29 April 2020