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James Waddell Alexander II

1888 - 1971

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James Waddell Alexander II (September 19, 1888 – September 23, 1971) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Waddell Alexander II has received more than 86,005 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Waddell Alexander II is the 862nd most popular mathematician (down from 783rd in 2019), the 11,236th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,745th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, James Waddell Alexander II ranks 862 out of 823. Before him are Phillip Griffiths, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Claire Voisin, J. H. C. Whitehead, Timothy Gowers, and W. T. Tutte. After him are Javier Perez-Capdevila, William Spottiswoode, Bill Gosper, Daina Taimiņa, Peter Scholze, and Nigel Hitchin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, James Waddell Alexander II ranks 240. Before him are Gabriel Thorstensen, Georges Vanier, David Jacobs, Jack Holt, Walther Penck, and Paul Cavanagh. After him are Thomas Sopwith, Tor Lund, Daniel Norling, Monty Woolley, Clarence DeMar, and Clemence Dane. Among people deceased in 1971, James Waddell Alexander II ranks 216. Before him are Thomas Gomez, Glenda Farrell, Raymond Hatton, Nora Stanton Barney, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, and Seán Lemass. After him are Phil Edwards, Ed Gordon, Edmund Lowe, Ogden Nash, Frederick Sheffield, and Jennison Heaton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Waddell Alexander II ranks 11,236 out of 18,182. Before him are Eddie Cahill (1978), Brian J. Smith (1981), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Susan Solomon (1956), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), and John Paxson (1960). After him are Harold Prince (1928), Eric Douglas (1958), Theresa Weld (1893), Lynndie England (1982), Susan Downey (1973), and Chris Parnell (1967).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, James Waddell Alexander II ranks 77. Before him are Martin Davis (1928), Ken Ribet (1948), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Douglas McIlroy (1932), Christine Darden (1942), and Phillip Griffiths (1938). After him are Bill Gosper (1943), Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Adele Goldstine (1920), Richard Schoen (1950), and Sal Khan (1976).

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