Vasily Andreyevich Kallaur (; 6 February 1843 – 1918/1919) was a Russian Imperial Orientalist and archaeologist known for his extensive research into Central Asia. He is most notable for the discovery of the Old Turkic runic monuments of the Talas Valley.
Biography Kallaur descended from the ancient Lithuanian noble Kałłaur family of the Ostoja coat of arms.Knauer, N. Kh. (2016). Germans of the Ancient Land (Turkestan, Middle, Central Asia). Moscow: IRVA. p. 263. ISBN 978-3-945965-61-0. He graduated from the Konstantinovsk Artillery School in Saint Petersburg. In 1867, he served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Orenburg Line Battalion.
References
Bibliography Lunin, B. V. (1958). From the History of Russian Oriental Studies and Archaeology in Turkestan. Tashkent.