Scholarship · 1921–1994
Marija Gimbutas — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 23 January 1921 · Died: 2 February 1994 · Age at death: 73
How old was Marija Gimbutas when she died?
Marija Gimbutas died aged 73. She was born on 23 January 1921 and died on 2 February 1994.
Archaeologist known for her theories on Neolithic European culture
Did you know?She proposed the Kurgan hypothesis, which identified the origins of the Proto-Indo-European people in the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
Marija Gimbutas (Lithuanian: Marija Birutė Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė, pronounced; January 23, 1921 – February 2, 1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, which located the Proto-Indo-European…
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- Age at death
- 73
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 32
- Born
- January 23, 1921 · Vilnius, Lithuania
- Died
- February 2, 1994
- Nationality
- Lithuanian
- Known for
- Scholarship
Family
- Father
- Danielius Alseika
- Mother
- Veronika Alseikienė
- Spouse
- Jurgis Gimbutas
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