Shoqan Walikhanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shoqan Walikhanov

Kazakhstani ethnographer

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1835

Place of Birth: Sarykol District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1865

Profession: scientist, military personnel, historian, anthropologist, ethnographer, traveller

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Shoqan Shynghysuly Walikhanov (Kazakh: ????? ????????? ???????, Shoqan Shynghysuly Walikhan; Russian: ????? ?????????? ?????????), given name Muhammed Qanapiya (Kazakh: ???????? ???????) (November 1835 – April 10, 1865) was a Kazakh scholar, ethnographer, historian and participant in The Great Game.
He is regarded as the father of modern Kazakh historiography and ethnography.
The Kazakh Academy of Sciences is named after him.
His name is written Chokan Valikhanov in English based on the transliteration of the Russian spelling of his name, which he used himself.
The Kazakh language variant of his name was written in the Arabic script, and was similar to the Russian version.