传奇考古学家、历史学家和语言学家艾哈迈德·哈桑·达尼博士今天在伊斯兰堡去世，享年89岁;1920年6月20日出生。
作为巴基斯坦最著名的南亚历史和考古学权威之一，丹尼博士出版多部著作，并因其杰出的工作而获得国家和国际认可。
艾哈迈德·哈桑·达尼博士是一位博学的历史作家和常青的知识树，他一生都在通过提供他对历史的研究来建立一个更美好的世界，这使他成为国内外非凡的学者。
艾哈迈德·哈桑·达尼（Ahmad Hasan Dani）是巴基斯坦几家博物馆建立过程中的关键人物，他的大量出版物为该国这一重要领域的未来行动奠定了基础。已故的Dani博士广泛参与了印度河文明前Rehman Dheri遗址的挖掘工作。他还在白沙瓦和斯瓦特山谷发现了许多犍陀罗遗址，并在迪尔的印度 - 希腊遗址上工作。
从1985年起，他与海德堡大学海德堡科学院的Harald Hauptmann一起参与了巴基斯坦北部高山地区新石器时代古代遗骸的岩石雕刻和铭文的记录研究。

1990-91年，他率领联合国教科文组织国际科学团队参加了中国丝绸之路沙漠路线考察和苏联丝绸之路草原路线考察。
他是Quaid-e-Azam大学的名誉教授和塔克西拉亚洲文明研究所所长。在他的整个职业生涯中，Dani除了进行考古发掘和研究外，还担任过各种学术职位和国际奖学金。作为一名多产的语言学家，他会说超过 14 种本地和国际语言和方言（法语、土耳其语、波斯语、孟加拉语、普什图语、印地语、马拉地语、克什米尔语、泰米尔语、旁遮普语、信德语、Seraiki、Broshiski 和 Karoshti - 除了英语和乌尔都语）。

艾哈迈德·哈桑·达尼教授博士的国内和国际奖项：
2000年 希拉勒·伊姆蒂亚兹，巴基斯坦政府
1998年 法兰西共和国总统
1997年 亚里士多德银质奖章，联合国教科文组织
1996年 德国政府功绩勋章
1994年 意大利政府骑士指挥官
1992年 巴基斯坦政府艾扎兹-卡迈勒
1990年 法国政府学院棕榈奖
1986年 孟加拉国亚洲协会金奖
1969年 Sitara-e-Imtiaz，巴基斯坦政府
1944年 巴纳拉斯印度教大学金奖（有史以来第一位穆斯林学生。他打破了25年来在MA取得最高分的记录，成为该大学历史上第一位穆斯林金牌得主。)

Bio: Ahmad Hasan Dani was born on June 20, 1920 in Basna, India, was a Pakistani intellectual, historian, archaeologist, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian archaeology and history.

Born: June 20, 1920 in Basna, India
Died: January 26, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan


Legendary archeologist, historian and linguist, Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani has passed away in Islamabad today at age 89; born on June 20, 1920.
Among Pakistan's most noted authority on South Asian History and Archeology, Dr. Dani was author of several books and received national and international recognition for his remarkable work. He was under treatment at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad where he died today.Dani has left behind his wife, three sons Dr Anis Ahmad Dani (World Bank), Navaid Ahmad Dani (PTV), Junaid Ahmad Dani (Action Aid), daughter Fauzia Iqbal Butt, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
An erudite writer of history and an evergreen tree of knowledge, Dr Ahmad Hasan Dani spent his entire life to establish a better world by providing his study of history, an attribute which made him an extraordinary scholar, at home and abroad.
Ahmad Hasan Dani was a key figure in setting up of several museums in Pakistan and his vast publications have set the pace for future course of action in this vital field in the country. Late Dr. Dani had been extensively engaged in excavation works on the pre-Indus Civilization site of Rehman Dheri. He also made a number of discoveries of Gandhara sites in Peshawar and Swat Valleys, and worked on Indo-Greek sites in Dir.
From 1985, he was involved in research focusing on the documentation of the rock carvings and inscriptions on ancient remains from the Neolithic age in the high mountain region of Northern Pakistan along with Harald Hauptmann of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, University of Heidelberg. In 1990-91, he led the UNESCO international scientific teams for the Desert Route Expedition of the Silk Road in China and the Steppe Route Expedition of the Silk Road in the Soviet Union.
He was Emeritus Professor at the Quaid-e-Azam University and the director of Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations. Throughout his career, Dani held various academic positions and international fellowships, apart from conducting archaeological excavations and research. As a prolific linguist, he spoke more than 14 local and international languages and dialects (French, Turkish, Persian, Bangla, Pushto, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Tamil, Punjabi, Sindhi, Seraiki, Broshiski and Karoshti – apart from English and Urdu).
He was also the recipient of various civil awards in Pakistan and abroad, some of which are:

Professor Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani’s national and international Awards:
2000 Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan
1998 Légion d’honneur, President of the French Republic
1997 Aristotle Silver Medal, UNESCO
1996 Order of the Merit, Government of Germany
1994 Knight Commander, Government of Italy
1992 Aizaz-e-Kamal, Government of Pakistan
1990 Palmes Academiques, Government of France
1986 Gold Medal, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
1969 Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan
1944 Gold Medal, Banaras Hindu University (the first ever Muslim student there. He broke the 25-year-old record of achieving the highest mark in MA, becoming the first Muslim gold medalist in the University's history)