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Engineer, archaeologist and photographer working in British India and reporting to the Archaeological Survey of India (1845–1907)

Joseph David Beglar

Ruins of the Southern Gateway, Sanchi in 1875, photographed by Joseph David Beglar.
Born 1845 (1845)

India

Died 1907 (aged 61–62)
Occupations Engineer, archaeologist
Employer Archaeological Survey of India
Known for Archaeological Survey of India surveys and excavations
Notable work Archaeological surveys in Bengal, Bihar and Central India

Joseph David Beglar, or Joseph David Freedone Melik Beglar (1845–1907), was an Armenian-Indian engineer, archaeologist and photographer working in British India and reporting to the Archaeological Survey of India, known for his images of temples and religious art. He was an assistant of Alexander Cunningham.[1][2]

  1. ^ Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Mesrovb Jacob Seth p.309
  2. ^ ‘Archaeologizing’ Heritage?: Transcultural Entanglements by Michael Falser, Monica Juneja p.42

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