Alexander Cunningham

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British archaeologist archaeologist army engineer person

Alexander Cunningham was a 19th-century British archaeologist and army engineer renowned as the pioneering figure of Indian archaeology and the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.

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Alexander Cunningham canonical 5
Alexander Cunningham (archaeologist) 1
Alexander Cunningham (historian) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British archaeologist ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
army engineer ⓘ
person ⓘ
areaOfActivity British India ⓘ
birthDate 1814-01-23 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1893-11-28 ⓘ
describedAs Father of Indian archaeology ⓘ
educatedAt East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe ⓘ
surface form: Addiscombe Military Seminary

Christ’s Hospital ⓘ
employer Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
endTime (Director-General of ASI) 1885 ⓘ
explored Bodh Gaya ⓘ
Sāñcī ⓘ
surface form: Sanchi

Sarnath ⓘ
Taxila ⓘ
familyName Cunningham ⓘ
fieldOfWork Buddhist archaeology ⓘ
South Asian archaeology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
genre archaeological report ⓘ
historical geography ⓘ
givenName Alexander ⓘ
influencedBy James Prinsep ⓘ
knownFor founding the Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
identification of ancient Indian sites ⓘ
pioneering Indian archaeology ⓘ
surveys of Buddhist archaeological remains ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Asiatic Society of Bengal ⓘ
surface form: Royal Asiatic Society
militaryRank Major General ⓘ
name Alexander Cunningham self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableWork Bhilsa Topes ⓘ
Reports of the Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
The Ancient Geography of India ⓘ
occupation archaeologist ⓘ
army officer ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
positionHeld Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
startTime (Director-General of ASI) 1861 ⓘ
workLocation India ⓘ

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Archaeological Survey of India → foundedBy → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
Cunningham → hasNotableBearer → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander Cunningham (historian)
Cunningham → hasNotableBearer → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander Cunningham (archaeologist)
Asiatic Society of Bengal → notableMember → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
Bharhut sculptures → discoveredBy → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
Bharhut sculptures → excavatedBy → Alexander Cunningham ⓘ
Alexander Cunningham → name → Alexander Cunningham self-link ⓘ