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'''Alexander Cunningham'''
{{Infobox rai-fellow
| first_name = Alexander
| birth_date = 1814
| death_date = 1893
| address = 1 Clarendon Rd Kensington; c/o Messrs Henry S. King & Co., 65 Cornhill EC<br />care of Messrs. Henry S. King and Co., 65 Cornhill, E.C.<br />2 Cranley Mansion, Gloucester Road, South Kensington, SW [1888]
| occupation = armed services<br />academic
| elected_ESL = 1869.11
| elected_LAS =
| membership = ESL, AI Ordinary Fellow
| left = 1893 deceased
| clubs = Athenaeum Club
| societies =
=== House Notes ===
1894.03.13 death announced
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
Sir Alexander Cunningham KCIE CSI (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British archaeologist and army engineer, known as the father of the Archaeological Survey of India. Both his brothers, Francis Cunningham and Joseph Cunningham became well known for their work in British India.<br /><br />Member of the Athenaeum Club from 1867<br /><br />See also chapter in Beyond the call of duty / by V. Raghunanthan and Veena Prasad