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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.
Oct 4, 2023 · Why is Alexander Cunningham Known as Father of Indian Archaeology? When Cunningham shifted from the Army to the Archaeological Survey of India in 1861, he brought much-needed structure and professionalism to the fledgling field.
Sir Alexander Cunningham 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.
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.
Alexander Cunningham, the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), often called the father of Indian archaeology.He was appointed as the first Archaeological Surveyor from December 1861 and was instrumental in the formation of ASI.
Jan 3, 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.
Feb 14, 2023 · Alexander Cunningham was a British army officer and archaeologist who lived in the 19th century. He is widely considered the “Father of Indian Archaeology” due to his pioneering work in exploring and documenting the rich cultural heritage of India.
Jan 24, 2022 · Sir Alexander Cunningham, (1814- 1893), British army officer (Engineering Corps) turned archaeologist had excavated many sites in India, including Sārnāth and Sānchi, and served as the first...
Alexander Cunningham is known as the father of the Archaeological Survey of India who was a British army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group. He later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. He was also an English archaeologist, army engineer, Scottish classical scholar and critic.
Oct 24, 2021 · Alexander Cunningham (1814-1893) was the man — younger brother of Joseph Davey Cunningham, whose pioneering work, ‘A History of the Sikhs’, we in the Punjab might be more familiar with:...
