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James Waddell Alexander II
James Waddell Alexander
American mathematician (1888–1971).
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National Academy of Sciences Member
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James Waddell Alexander II
Place of Birth
Sea Bright
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Mathematician
Topologist
University Teacher
Field of Work
Topology
Mathematics
Country of Citizenship
United States
Place of Death
Princeton
Date of Birth
9/19/1888
Date of Death
9/23/1971
Instance Of
Human
Family Name
Alexander
Employer
Princeton University
(1915 - 1933)
Start Time
:
1915
End Time
:
1933
Institute for Advanced Study
(1933 - 1951)
Start Time
:
1933
End Time
:
1951
Given Name
James
Doctoral Advisor
Oswald Veblen
Educated At
Princeton University
( - 1912)
End Time
:
1912
University of Paris
University of Bologna
Academic Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Received
Bôcher Memorial Prize
(1928)
Point in Time
:
1928
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Name in Native Language
James Waddell Alexander II
Member Of
National Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1928 - )
Start Time
:
1928
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Father
Birth Name
James Waddell Alexander
Notable Work
Alexander's Theorem
Alexander Polynomial
Conway–Alexander Polynomial
Alexander–Spanier Cohomology
Alexander Duality
Alexander's Trick
Academic Thesis
Functions Which Map the Interior of the Unit Circle upon Simple Regions
Doctoral Advisor
:
Oswald Veblen
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Publication Date
:
1915
Mother
Elizabeth Alexander Alexander
Alexander Horned Sphere
John White Alexander