Cunningham, Alexander

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Alexander Cunningham

(23 January 1814 − 28 November 1893)

British military engineer and archaeologist, director-general of the Archaeological Survey of India and editor of its reports. Investigated Indian antiquities, coins and Buddhist architecture; his works include Bhilsa Topes and Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum. (BCW 5:372-373).

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Каннингем, Александр
• Wikipedia: Alexander Cunningham

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Lifetime: 1814-1893
Shortly: British military engineer and archaeologist, director-general of the Archaeological Survey of India ...