James Waddell Alexander II
James Waddell Alexander II was a mathematician and topologist of the pre-World War II era and part of an influential Princeton topology elite, which included Oswald Veblen, Solomon Lefschetz, and others. He was one of the first members of the Institute for Advanced Study (1933–1951), and also a professor at Princeton University (1920–1951). James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971)
19 September 1888
Born on the same birth date (19 September 1888): Porter Hall
Born on the same birth day (19 September): Albert IV, Duke of Austria • Brandon Clarke • Carl Landry • Emil Zátopek • Frank Eugene • George Warrington • Gilbert Dionne • Giuseppe Saragat • Henry Bromell • Joe Morgan • Kurt Sanderling • Loïc Bigois • Mike Royko • Sanaa Lathan • Sarah Louise Delany • Sarana VerLin • Sergey Tsinkevich • Thomas Cavendish • W. Reece Smith Jr.
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