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Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham KCIE CSI (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Sappers who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India.
Alexander Cunningham (23 de enero de 1814 - 18 de noviembre de 1893) fue un ingeniero inglés de la armada británica con el Grupo de Ingenieros de Bengala que más tarde tuvo un interés en la historia y arqueología de la India, lo que condujo a su nombramiento en 1861 a la recién creada posición de topógrafo arqueológico para el gobierno ...
Sir Alexander Cunningham (born Jan. 23, 1814, London, Eng.—died Nov. 28, 1893, London) was a British army officer and archaeologist who excavated many sites in India, including Sārnāth and Sānchi, and served as the first director of the Indian Archaeological Survey.
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Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814-1893) was the founding head of the Archaeological Survey of India [ASI] and the first person to really put Harappa on the world archaeological map.
21 de jul. de 2023 · By shedding light on Cunningham's significant role in shaping Indian historiography, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the reconstruction of India's historical past and the...
3 de ene. de 2020 · Yet Alexander Cunningham was no historian or archaeologist. He was a British army officer whose sheer genius coupled with a love for this country and a dash of destiny led him to become the ‘founder of Indian archaeology’. Cunningham is remembered for making the most amazing and groundbreaking archaeological discoveries on the Indian subcontinent.
13 de dic. de 2021 · Alexander Cunningham, India's first professional archaeologist, became the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1871. This book contains a collection of 193 letters he wrote between 1871 and 1888 to his Archaeological Assistant, J. D. M. Beglar.
