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Mikhail Masson

April 15, 2024

Mikhail Yevgenyevich Masson (Russian: Михаил Евгеньевич Массон; 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.

Mikhail Masson
Born
Mikhail Yevgenyevich Masson

(1897-12-03)December 3, 1897
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 2, 1986(1986-10-02) (aged 88)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
EducationPetrograd Polytechnic Institute, Central Asian State University
PartnerGalina Anatolyevna Pugachenkova
ChildrenVadim Masson
Parents
  • Evgeny Ludwigovich Masson (father)
  • Antonina Nikolaevna Shpakovskaya (mother)
Scientific career
Fieldsarchaeology, history, numismatics
InstitutionsTashkent State University
Notable studentsEdvard Rtveladze

Biography edit

Masson was born on 3 December 1897, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson lived with his mother in Samarkand almost from his birth. He studied at the Samarkand Men's Gymnasium.[1][3] In 1908-1909, he participated in the excavations of the Ulugh Beg Observatory led by the archaeologist V. L. Vyatkin. On June 1, 1912, Vyatkin appointed Masson as the head of the excavation site.[3]

In 1916, Masson graduated from the Samarkand Gymnasium.[1][3] In 1916, he began studying at the Petrograd Polytechnic Institute to become an irrigation engineer.[8][1][3][2] After being called to military service, he fought on the Southwestern Front, where he was elected a member of the Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies in 1917.[1][2]

In 1918, Masson returned to Samarkand.[8][1][3][2][6] In Samarkand, he worked as the head of the Samarkand Regional Museum, enriching its collection with various exhibits.[8][2][6] In 1924, he was transferred to Tashkent to work at the Turkestan (later Uzbek) Committee for Museum Affairs and the Preservation of Monuments of Antiquity and Art as the head of the archaeological department of the Central Asian Museum.[1][3][6] During this time, he attended courses at the Turkestan Eastern Institute and conducted archaeological research during the restoration of historical monuments in Central Asia. He also worked as a museum affairs instructor in the Central Asian Republics.[1]

From 1929 to 1936, Masson focused on the history of mining at the Geological Committee of Uzbekistan, where he established an extensive geological library.[1][2] He combined this work with his role as the head of the archaeological sector of the Uzbek Committee for Museum Affairs and the Preservation of Monuments of Antiquity and Art.[8][1] Starting in 1936, Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson served as the head of the Department of Archaeology at the Central Asian State University in Tashkent.[8][1][7]

Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson passed away in Tashkent in 1986 and was buried in the Dombrobod Cemetery in Tashkent.[8][4]

Later, one of the streets in Tashkent was named in honor of Mikhail Masson.[9][1]

Family edit

Parents: father - Evgeny Ludwigovich Masson, a descendant of a Russified French aristocrat who moved to Russia during the Jacobin terror, a topographer; mother - Antonina Nikolaevna Shpakovskaya.[10][4] His first wife was Xenia Ivanovna, who took her own life. Mikhail Evgenyevich's second wife, Galina Anatolyevna Pugachenkova, was a renowned Soviet and Uzbek archaeologist, an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, and an indefatigable researcher of Turkestan.[11]

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

Scientific achievements edit

M.E. Masson conducted excavations in the Kushan and medieval Termez from 1936 to 1938.[8][2][12][7] He also conducted research in the city of Turkestan, which was then located in the territory of the Turkestan ASSR of the RSFSR (now in the South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan). In 1934, Masson surveyed the Turkestan settlement of Kul-Ata, creating a plan of castle ruins, the Shakhristan (settlement), and the surrounding area, uncovering numerous traces of metallurgical production.

Starting in 1946, Masson served as the head of the South Turkmenistan Archaeological Complex Expedition, which conducted work in the Turkmen SSR.[6][12][2] Under his leadership, excavations were carried out at the Parthian ancient settlements of Nisa and Merv. M.E. Masson's research was dedicated to demonstrating the existence of a slave-owning system in Central Asia, the patterns of development in Central Asian cities such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Tashkent, and others, the history of the monetary economy and mining, architecture, epigraphy, and historical geography of Central Asia.[12]

Scientific school edit

He established the Central Asian School of Archaeology and trained specialists who later became leading archaeologists in Central Asia.[1][6][3] Some of Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson's students included O.M. Rostovtsev, B.D. Kochnev, Edvard Rtveladze, and N.B. Nemtseva.

Awards edit

  • Order of the "Red Banner of Labour" (20.02.1968)
  • "Заслуженный деятель науки Узбекской ССР" (Honored "Scientist of the Uzbek SSR") (1944)[8][1][12][3]
  • "Заслуженный деятель науки Туркменской ССР" (Honored "Scientist of the Turkmen SSR") (1950)[8][1][12]

Selected works edit

On the construction of the mausoleum of Khwaja Ahmed Yassawi in the city of Turkestan // Bulletin of the Central Asian Geographical Society, Vol. 19, Tashkent, 1929;[2] Regarding some coin finds registered on the territory of Kazakhstan before 1942 // Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, 1948.

Memory edit

A street in Tashkent in the Sergeli District was named after Mikhail Masson, but in 2013, it was renamed Obikhayot Street.[13][6]

Literature edit

  • Lunin B.V. Scientist, teacher, public figure // History and archeology of Central Asia. Ashgabat: Ylim, 1978. pp. 12–19.
  • Masson M.E. Practical problems of archeology in Central Asia and their topics // Scientific Committee of the UzSSR. Tashkent, 1937. Separate edition.
  • Masson M.E. Archaeological research in Uzbekistan (1924-1939) // Science in Uzbekistan for 15 years. Tashkent, 1939.
  • Masson M.E. Archaeological work in Uzbekistan in 1933-1935 // Proceedings of the III International Congress on Iranian Art and Archeology. L., 1939.
  • Masson M.E. Ancient settlements of Old Termiz and their study // Proceedings of the Uzbekistan branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Series I. Vol. 2. Tashkent, 1940.
  • Masson M.E. Brief description of the history of the study of Central Asia from an archaeological point of view // Proceedings of SASU. Archeology of Central Asia. New episode. Vol. LXXXI. Tashkent: SAGU publishing house, 1956.
  • Masson M.E. Central Asian School of Archeology at ToshSU // Materials of the Central Asian State. flour Vol. 295. Archeology of Central Asia. Tashkent, 1966.
  • Masson M.E. The fallen tower. Tashkent: Uzbekistan, 1968.
  • Masson M.E. From the memoirs of a Central Asian archaeologist. Tashkent: Gafur Ghulam Literary and Art Publishing House, 1976.
  • Pugachenkova G.A. Mikhail Evgenievich Masson is the founder of the Central Asian Archaeological School. Tashkent: University, 1995.
  • Rtveladze E. Respice post te, or Academician Masson and others // Above East. Vol. XXVI. Tashkent, 2012.
  • Rtveladze E.V. Remembering the past. Book I. Tashkent, 2012.
  • Method of work and field life of South Turkmenistan archaeological complex expedition (memories of participants). Ashgabat, 1972.
  • Central State Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, f. R-2773, op. 1, building 251
  • Central State Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, f. R-2773.

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Михаил Евгеньевич Массон — основатель центральноазиатской археологической школы". old.unesco.kz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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  4. ^ a b c "Kushon davlati va "Bog'i Firuza" ni o'rgangan olim kim edi?". m.xabar.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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  7. ^ a b c "МАССОН, Михаил Евгеньевич". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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  9. ^ . www.mg.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  10. ^ "Прощение академика Массона". www.aldana.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. ^ "Академик Галина Пугаченкова: муза Михаила Массона". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Михаил Евгеньевич Массон". www.hrono.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  13. ^ "В Ташкенте изменены названия ряда улиц и махаллей". www.gazeta.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

External links edit

  • UNESCO

April 15, 2024
mikhail, masson, mikhail, yevgenyevich, masson, russian, Михаил, Евгеньевич, Массон, december, 1897, saint, petersburg, october, 1986, soviet, archaeologist, founder, archaeology, school, central, asia, professor, doctor, historical, archaeological, sciences, . Mikhail Yevgenyevich Masson Russian Mihail Evgenevich 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 Mikhail MassonBornMikhail Yevgenyevich Masson 1897 12 03 December 3 1897Saint Petersburg Russian EmpireDiedOctober 2 1986 1986 10 02 aged 88 Tashkent Uzbek SSR USSREducationPetrograd Polytechnic Institute Central Asian State UniversityPartnerGalina Anatolyevna PugachenkovaChildrenVadim MassonParentsEvgeny Ludwigovich Masson father Antonina Nikolaevna Shpakovskaya mother Scientific careerFieldsarchaeology history numismaticsInstitutionsTashkent State UniversityNotable studentsEdvard Rtveladze Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Family 1 2 Scientific achievements 1 3 Scientific school 1 4 Awards 1 5 Selected works 1 6 Memory 2 Literature 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMasson was born on 3 December 1897 in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson lived with his mother in Samarkand almost from his birth He studied at the Samarkand Men s Gymnasium 1 3 In 1908 1909 he participated in the excavations of the Ulugh Beg Observatory led by the archaeologist V L Vyatkin On June 1 1912 Vyatkin appointed Masson as the head of the excavation site 3 In 1916 Masson graduated from the Samarkand Gymnasium 1 3 In 1916 he began studying at the Petrograd Polytechnic Institute to become an irrigation engineer 8 1 3 2 After being called to military service he fought on the Southwestern Front where he was elected a member of the Council of Workers and Soldiers Deputies in 1917 1 2 In 1918 Masson returned to Samarkand 8 1 3 2 6 In Samarkand he worked as the head of the Samarkand Regional Museum enriching its collection with various exhibits 8 2 6 In 1924 he was transferred to Tashkent to work at the Turkestan later Uzbek Committee for Museum Affairs and the Preservation of Monuments of Antiquity and Art as the head of the archaeological department of the Central Asian Museum 1 3 6 During this time he attended courses at the Turkestan Eastern Institute and conducted archaeological research during the restoration of historical monuments in Central Asia He also worked as a museum affairs instructor in the Central Asian Republics 1 From 1929 to 1936 Masson focused on the history of mining at the Geological Committee of Uzbekistan where he established an extensive geological library 1 2 He combined this work with his role as the head of the archaeological sector of the Uzbek Committee for Museum Affairs and the Preservation of Monuments of Antiquity and Art 8 1 Starting in 1936 Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson served as the head of the Department of Archaeology at the Central Asian State University in Tashkent 8 1 7 Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson passed away in Tashkent in 1986 and was buried in the Dombrobod Cemetery in Tashkent 8 4 Later one of the streets in Tashkent was named in honor of Mikhail Masson 9 1 Family edit Parents father Evgeny Ludwigovich Masson a descendant of a Russified French aristocrat who moved to Russia during the Jacobin terror a topographer mother Antonina Nikolaevna Shpakovskaya 10 4 His first wife was Xenia Ivanovna who took her own life Mikhail Evgenyevich s second wife Galina Anatolyevna Pugachenkova was a renowned Soviet and Uzbek archaeologist an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR and an indefatigable researcher of Turkestan 11 His son from his first wife Vadim Masson also became a well known archaeologist and scholar Scientific achievements edit M E Masson conducted excavations in the Kushan and medieval Termez from 1936 to 1938 8 2 12 7 He also conducted research in the city of Turkestan which was then located in the territory of the Turkestan ASSR of the RSFSR now in the South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan In 1934 Masson surveyed the Turkestan settlement of Kul Ata creating a plan of castle ruins the Shakhristan settlement and the surrounding area uncovering numerous traces of metallurgical production Starting in 1946 Masson served as the head of the South Turkmenistan Archaeological Complex Expedition which conducted work in the Turkmen SSR 6 12 2 Under his leadership excavations were carried out at the Parthian ancient settlements of Nisa and Merv M E Masson s research was dedicated to demonstrating the existence of a slave owning system in Central Asia the patterns of development in Central Asian cities such as Samarkand Bukhara Tashkent and others the history of the monetary economy and mining architecture epigraphy and historical geography of Central Asia 12 Scientific school edit He established the Central Asian School of Archaeology and trained specialists who later became leading archaeologists in Central Asia 1 6 3 Some of Mikhail Evgenyevich Masson s students included O M Rostovtsev B D Kochnev Edvard Rtveladze and N B Nemtseva Awards edit Order of the Red Banner of Labour 20 02 1968 Zasluzhennyj deyatel nauki Uzbekskoj SSR Honored Scientist of the Uzbek SSR 1944 8 1 12 3 Zasluzhennyj deyatel nauki Turkmenskoj SSR Honored Scientist of the Turkmen SSR 1950 8 1 12 Selected works edit On the construction of the mausoleum of Khwaja Ahmed Yassawi in the city of Turkestan Bulletin of the Central Asian Geographical Society Vol 19 Tashkent 1929 2 Regarding some coin finds registered on the territory of Kazakhstan before 1942 Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR 1948 Memory edit A street in Tashkent in the Sergeli District was named after Mikhail Masson but in 2013 it was renamed Obikhayot Street 13 6 Literature editLunin B V Scientist teacher public figure History and archeology of Central Asia Ashgabat Ylim 1978 pp 12 19 Masson M E Practical problems of archeology in Central Asia and their topics Scientific Committee of the UzSSR Tashkent 1937 Separate edition Masson M E Archaeological research in Uzbekistan 1924 1939 Science in Uzbekistan for 15 years Tashkent 1939 Masson M E Archaeological work in Uzbekistan in 1933 1935 Proceedings of the III International Congress on Iranian Art and Archeology L 1939 Masson M E Ancient settlements of Old Termiz and their study Proceedings of the Uzbekistan branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Series I Vol 2 Tashkent 1940 Masson M E Brief description of the history of the study of Central Asia from an archaeological point of view Proceedings of SASU Archeology of Central Asia New episode Vol LXXXI Tashkent SAGU publishing house 1956 Masson M E Central Asian School of Archeology at ToshSU Materials of the Central Asian State flour Vol 295 Archeology of Central Asia Tashkent 1966 Masson M E The fallen tower Tashkent Uzbekistan 1968 Masson M E From the memoirs of a Central Asian archaeologist Tashkent Gafur Ghulam Literary and Art Publishing House 1976 Pugachenkova G A Mikhail Evgenievich Masson is the founder of the Central Asian Archaeological School Tashkent University 1995 Rtveladze E Respice post te or Academician Masson and others Above East Vol XXVI Tashkent 2012 Rtveladze E V Remembering the past Book I Tashkent 2012 Method of work and field life of South Turkmenistan archaeological complex expedition memories of participants Ashgabat 1972 Central State Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan f R 2773 op 1 building 251 Central State Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan f R 2773 See also editEdvard Rtveladze Ubaydulla UvatovReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Masson Mihail Evgenevich arboblar uz Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c d e f g h i Mihail Evgenevich Masson osnovatel centralnoaziatskoj arheologicheskoj shkoly old unesco kz Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c d e f g h i K 70 letiyu Mihaila Evgenevicha Massona arheologija ru Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c Kushon davlati va Bog i Firuza ni o rgangan olim kim edi m xabar uz Retrieved 2023 10 24 Mihail Evgenevich Masson mytashkent uz Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c d e f g Mihail Evgenevich Masson i arheologicheskaya shkola Uzbekistana silkway uz Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c MASSON Mihail Evgenevich centrasia org Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c d e f g h i Masson Mihail Evgenevich tashkentpamyat ru Retrieved 2023 10 24 Ulicy Tashkenta M Masson Ulicy Tashkenta M Masson Moj Gorod www mg uz Retrieved 2023 10 24 Proshenie akademika Massona www aldana ru Retrieved 2023 10 24 Akademik Galina Pugachenkova muza Mihaila Massona turkmenistan gov tm Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c d e Mihail Evgenevich Masson www hrono ru Retrieved 2023 10 24 V Tashkente izmeneny nazvaniya ryada ulic i mahallej www gazeta uz Retrieved 2023 10 23 External links editUNESCO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mikhail Masson amp oldid 1217452897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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