Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 - 26 January 2009), was a Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian Archaeology and history and he introduced archaeology as a discipline in higher education in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Throughout his career, Dani held various academic positions and international fellowships, as well as conducting archaeological excavations and research. He is particularly known for his archaeological work on pre-Indus Civilization and Gandhara sites in Northern Pakistan. Dani was also the recipient of various civil awards in Pakistan and abroad.
As a prolific linguist, he was able to speak 35 local and international languages and dialects.
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