Cunningham,
Sir Alexander An engineer by profession, he served in
various
capacities in engineering department till 1861 after which he became
the first
archaeological surveyor to the government of India and later the
director of
that department (1870–85). His contribution to Indian archaeology
has greatly
promoted our knowledge of ancient Indian history, and his works
(The Ancient Geography of India. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicanum. the
Stupa of
Bharhut, etc.) still continue to be of great value.
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