Sir Marc Aurel Stein, the archaeologist-explorer, whose name became inseparable from the history of the Silk Road, passed away 70 years ago. Although he was not a trained geographer, his contribution to the cartography, historical geography
and ancient topography of Central Asia secure him place among the scholars of 20th century geography. He left Hungary to study and later to work overseas, but he never forgot about his native land and maintained contact with his eminent scholars. The article