One of the Great Academician Alkey Margulan and His Time

Abstract

The fate and scientific heritage of the outstanding scientist Alkey Khakanovich Margulan is always relevant. The phenomenon of Margulan remains as an example for all people who have dedicated their work to science. The article traces the chronicle of his life path (1904-1985). His parents raised him in a love for his native land, culture, history of the Kazakh people. He was an active, creative person, he communicated with prominent people, also he collaborated with editors of the republic magazine and newspapers. Among the scientific researches, includes the history of Kazakh epics, folklore heritage, oral folk art. In his scientific works, he describes the historical and topographical backgrounds of different places of Kazakhstan. He collected a lot of materials in fieldworks to present them for the next generations. main stages of his scientific activities as the head of the Central Kazakhstan Archaeological Expedition, his contribution to ethnography, philology and other areas of humanitarian science, scientific and public recognition of A. Kh. Margulan as a unique scientist who devoted himself to the study of the history and culture of Kazakhstan. A. Kh. Margulan showed himself as an archeologist, folklorist, literary critic, art historian, orientalist, ethnographer, historian, linguist, cultural studies expert. He was a qualified specialist in the study of ancient Kazakh history and culture.