Background
Wallace, Alexander Doniphan was born on August 21, 1905 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Son of Alexander Doniphan and Mary Elizabeth (Sheppe) Wallace.
instructor mathematician professor
Wallace, Alexander Doniphan was born on August 21, 1905 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Son of Alexander Doniphan and Mary Elizabeth (Sheppe) Wallace.
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia.
Wallace received from the University of Virginia Bachelor of Arts in 1935, Master of Arts He was an instructor at Princeton University in 1940–1941 and became an assistant professor in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1941 and remained there until 1947. He was a professor and chair of the mathematics department at Tulane University in 1947-1963. From 1963 until his retirement in 1973 he was a mathematics professor at the University of Florida.
His doctoral students include Chung Tao Yang.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Raven.
Married Willie Catherine Durrer, July 13, 1930. 1 child, Catherine Alexandra.