Background
II, James Waddell Alexander, was born on September 19, 1888 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States. Son of John White and Elizabeth A. Alexander.
II, James Waddell Alexander, was born on September 19, 1888 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States. Son of John White and Elizabeth A. Alexander.
Bachelor of Science, Princeton, 1910, Master of Arts (Gordon Macdonald fellow), 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1915, Doctor of Science, 1947. Student of University Paris, U. Bologna.
Instructor, Princeton University, 1911-1912, 15-16, assistant professor, 1920-1926, associate professor, 1926-1928, professor, 1928-1933, professor Institute for Advanced Study, 1933-1951. Rouse Ball lecturer Cambridge (England) University, 1936. A founder of modern topology.
Served with technical staff, ordnance department United States Army, overseas, 1917-1918. Member New Jersey National Guard. Member National Academy Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: American Alpine.
Married Natalie Levitzkaja, January 11, 1918. Children: Irina, John.