Background
Alexander, Charles Paul was born on September 25, 1889 in Gloversville, New York, United States. Son of Emil and Janet (Parker) Alexander.
Alexander, Charles Paul was born on September 25, 1889 in Gloversville, New York, United States. Son of Emil and Janet (Parker) Alexander.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1913. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1918. Doctor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1959.
He died on December 3, 1981. Emil (the father) immigrated to the United States in 1873 and changed his surname from Schlandensky to Alexander. Charles entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Science in 1913 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1918.
Between 1917 and 1919, he was entomologist at the University of Kansas, then from 1919 to 1922, at the University of Illinois.
He then became professor of entomology at Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst. He studied Diptera, especially in the family Tipulidae.
He described over 11,000 species and genera of flies, which translates to approximately a species description a day for his entire career.
Fellow Entomological Society of America (president 1942-1943), Entomological societies London, France. Member American Entomological Society (correspondent member), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Gamma Alpha.
Married Mabel M. Miller, November 10, 1917.