Mikhail Yevgenyevich Masson 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. Wikipedia
Born: December 3, 1897, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 2, 1986 (age 88 years), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Notable students: Margarita Ivanovna Filanovich, I︠U︡riĭ Fedorovich Buri︠a︡kov, Aleksandr Abakarovich Kudri︠a︡vt︠s︡ev, and more
Education: National University of Uzbekistan