# Alexander Cunningham

> Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Sappers who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly created position of archaeological surveyor to the government of India; and he founded and organised what later became the Archaeological Survey of India.

*British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alexander-cunningham-q455430

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1814-01-23
- **Died:** 1893-11-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [अलेक्जेंडर कनिंघम](https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%AE)
- [ألكسندر كننغهام](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%83%D9%86%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85)
- [الكسندر كننجهام](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%83%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85)
- [আলেকজেণ্ডাৰ কানিংহাম](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE)
- [Aleksandr Kanningem](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kanningem)
- [Александър Кънингам](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%80_%D0%9A%D1%8A%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC)
- [अलेक्जेंडर कनिंघम](https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%AE)
- [আলেকজান্ডার কানিংহাম](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham (Indologe)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham_(Indologe))
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham (archéologue)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham_(arch%C3%A9ologue))
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [अलेक्ज़ैंडर कन्निघम](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%AE)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [Alexander Cunningham](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham)
- [アレキサンダー・カニンガム](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A0)
- [ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡರ್ ಕನಿಂಗ್ಹ್ಯಾಂ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%82)
- [알렉산더 커닝엄](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%EB%A0%89%EC%82%B0%EB%8D%94_%EC%BB%A4%EB%8B%9D%EC%97%84)
- [അലക്സാണ്ടർ കണ്ണിങ്ഹാം](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%82)
- [अलेक्झांडर कनिंगहॅम](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%AE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455430)

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