James W. Alexander headshot

James W. Alexander

Past Faculty
School of Mathematics

Affiliation

Mathematics

James Alexander, a Princeton native who was one of the original Professors at the Institute, was a pioneer of algebraic topology.

Visits

Faculty
School of Mathematics
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Degrees

Princeton University
Ph.D.
1915

Honors

1947
Honorary Doctorate of Science, Princeton University
1936
Rouse Ball Lectures, Cambridge University
1928
Bôcher Prize