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James Waddell Alexander II

American mathematician (1888–1971)

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Instance of: human
Born: 19 September 1888
Died: 23 September 1971
Place of birth: Sea Bright
Place of death: Princeton
Sex or gender: male
Given name: James
Family name: Alexander
Father: John White Alexander
Mother: Elizabeth Alexander Alexander
Field of work: topology, mathematics
Occupation: mathematician, topologist, university teacher
Citizenship: United States
Awards: Bôcher Memorial Prize
academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
academic thesis: Functions which map the interior of the unit circle upon simple regions
birth name: James Waddell Alexander
doctoral advisor: Oswald Veblen
doctoral student: Garland Briggs, James Singer
educated at: Princeton University, University of Paris, University of Bologna
employer: Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study
languages spoken, written or signed: English
member of: National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society
name in native language: James Waddell Alexander II
notable work: Alexander's theorem, Alexander polynomial, Conway–Alexander polynomial, Alexander horned sphere, Alexander–Spanier cohomology, Alexander duality, Alexander's trick

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