Marshall, Sir John

Director General of the Archeological
Survey of India (ASI) from 1901 until
his retirement in 1931. During his tenure
as director, Marshall discovered then
excavated the cities of the Indus Valley
civilization, for which he received
his British knighthood. He also carried
on the work of his predecessors at
the ASI, particularly Sir Alexander
Cunningham, documenting and cataloging India’s archeological artifacts.