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Alexander John Ellis Alexander John Ellis (or Alexander Sharpe) (14 June, 1814 - 28 October, 1890) was an English philologist and music theorist. He is noted for translating and extensively annotating Hermann Helmholtz's On the Sensations of Tone, in which he among other things introduces the notation of cents for musical intervals.
Alexander Johnson Alexander Johnson (born February 8, 1983) is an American basketball player selected by the Indiana Pacers 46th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day.
Alexander Julian Prize The Alexander Julian Prize was established in 1985 by fashion designer Alexander Julian, Class of 1965. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill art department gives the award to an undergraduate student exhibiting an outstanding sense of design, which the faculty interprets as a mature integration of formal issues and content.
Alexander Karelin Alexandr Alexandrovich Karelin, or simply Alexander Karelin, (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин; born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR) was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and later, after its dissolution, for Russia. He won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games.
Alexander Kazantsev Alexander Petrovitch Kazantsev (02 September 1906 - 13 September 2002) was a popular Soviet sci-fi author. His best novel is often considered to be The Destruction of Faena, a work that deals with a wide scope of problems from nuclear war to being a human.
Alexander Kazembek (Russian orientalist) Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek (Russian: Александр Касимович Казембек or Казем-Бек; Azeri: Aleksandr Kazımbəy or Mirzə Kazım-bəy) (22 July 1802, Rasht—27 November 1870, St.Petersburg), born Muhammad Ali Kazim-bey, was a famous Russian orientalist, historian and philologist of Azeri origin.
Alexander Kazembek (White emigré) Alexander Lvovich Kazembek, often spelled Kazem-Bek or Kasem-Beg (Russian: Александр Львович Казембек or Казем-Бек, French: Alexandre Kasem-Beg) (, Kazan – 21 February, 1977, Moscow), was a Russian emigré and political activist, and founder of the Mladorossi.
Alexander Kedrin Alexander Kedrin (born 1940 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is an artist who lives in the United States. Kedrin is an abstract expressionist (or "mystical abstract romanticist"), and creates both paintings and sculpture.
Alexander Keith Alexander Keith (October 5, 1795 – December 14, 1873) born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1817 and founded the Alexander Keith's brewing company in 1820. Known as a brewmaster in Scotland, he worked hard after his arrival to perfect his own ale.
Alexander Keith's Alexander Keith's is a Canadian brewery founded in 1820 in Halifax, Nova Scotia making it one of the oldest commercial breweries in all of North America. It was founded by Alexander Keith who emigrated from Scotland in 1817.
Alexander Kelly Alexander Kelly (April 7 1840 – June 19 1907) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Alexander Kerensky Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (, Aleksandr Fëdorovič Kerenskij; – June 11, 1970) was a Russian revolutionary leader who was instrumental in toppling the Russian monarchy. He served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin seized power following the October Revolution.
Alexander Key Alexander Hill Key (September 21, 1904 – July 25, 1979) was an American science fiction writer, most of whose books were aimed at a juvenile audience. He became a nationally known illustrator before he became an author.
Alexander Keyserling Alexander Friedrich Michael Lebrecht Nikolaus Arthur, Graf von Keyserling (August 15, 1815 – May 8, 1891) was a German geologist and paleontologist. A member of the Keyserling clan, a wealthy aristocratic Baltic German family, he is considered to be one of the founders of Russian geology, making many expeditions on behalf of his close personal friend and friend of the family, Tsar Nicholas I.
Alexander Kharlamov Alexander Kharlamov (born September 23, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a former Russia ice hockey player who was a first-round pick of the Washington Capitals in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of the late Soviet hockey star Valery Kharlamov.
Alexander Kielland Alexander Lange Kielland (IPA: ) (February 18, 1849 – April 6, 1906) was one of the most famous Norwegian authors of the 19th century. Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich merchant familyMaterial on Kielland .
Alexander King (author) Alexander King (1899-1965), born Alexander Koenig, was an illustrator and author based in the United States. A frequent guest on the show hosted by Jack Paar, wherein he seemed to have an endless trove of amusing anecdotes and stories, he was also the author of several books, including May This House Be Safe from Tigers, Mine Enemy Grows Older (an account of his addiction to morphine, and his recovery), and I Should Have Kissed Her More.
Alexander Kinloch Forbes Alexander Kinloch Forbes (1821-1865) was a scholar of the Gujarati language and a colonial administrator in British India. In 1848 he started the Gujarat Vernacular Society in Ahmedabad, which contributed to a literary renaissance in Gujarati.
Alexander Kipnis Alexander Kipnis (Ukrainian: Александр Кипнис) born (February 13, (February 1 Julian calendar) 1891 in Zhitomir, the capital of the government of Volhynia, in the Russian Empire, (now Ukraine) – died May 14, 1978 in Westport, Connecticut), was an operatic bass who became an American citizen in 1931, having married an American and long appeared at the Chicago Opera before making his début at the Metropolitan Opera in 1940.
Alexander Klaws Alexander Klaws (born September 31983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop singer, who came to fame as the winner of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol.
Alexander Klibanov Alexander Klibanov is a professor of chemistry and bioengineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the National Academy of Science. He is most notable for greatly advancing the field of non-aqueous enzymology, that is, developing methods to allow enzymes to function in media such as organic solvents, rather than water.
Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge (born February 14 1932 in Halberstadt, in the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany) is a noted film director and author. After growing up during the Second World War, he studied law,history and music at the Universities of Marburg and Frankfurt am Main, receiving his doctorate in law in 1956.
Alexander Knayfel Alexander Aronovich Knayfel (, Knayfel', Knaifel; born November 28, 1943 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is a Russian composer known for his operas The Ghost of Canterville and Alice in Wonderland as well as for his music for cinema.
Alexander Konovalov Alexander Ivanovich Konovalov (Russian: Александр Иванович Коновалов) (September 17, 1875, Moscow - 1948, New York City) was a Russian politician and entrepreneur. One of Russia's biggest textile manufacturers, he became a leader of the liberal, business-oriented Progressist Party and was a member of the Progressive Bloc in the Fourth Duma.
Alexander Koptsev Alexander Koptsev burst into a synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya street in Moscow, Russia during evening prayers on January 11, 2006 and stabbed eight people with a hunting knife before being wrestled to the ground by the Rabbi and his son. Four of those injured were in serious condition.
Alexander Kopylov Alexander Kopylov (July 14 1854–1911) (Kopilov) (was a Russia]n [[composer and violinist. Kopylev was unable to gain entrance to either of the major Conservatories in Russia, he nevertheless was able to study composition privately with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoly Liadov after studying for many years as a chorister and violinist in the Imperial Court Choir which was similar and modeled after the more famous one in Vienna, which is today known as the Vienna Boys Choir.
Alexander Koral Alexander Koral was an American member of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) who headed a network of spies for Soviet intelligence during World War II called the "Art" or "Berg" group. Koral wife, Helen Koral, also was involved with the group.
Alexander Korzhakov Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov () (born january 31 1950 in Moscow), was a KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for 11 years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) in 1993-1996, State Duma deputy, and retired Lieutenant-general.
Alexander Kostoglod Alexander Kostoglod (Russian: Александр Костоглод), born 31 May 1974 in Rostov-on-Don, is a Russian flatwater canoeist. He is an six-time world championship gold medallist in the Canadian canoe (C) events.
Alexander Kovalevsky Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky (7 November 1840 Dvinsk, Russia - 1901) was a Russian embryologist who studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and became professor at St Petersburg. He showed that all animals go through a period of gastrulation.
Alexander Kronrod Aleksandr (Alexander) Semenovich Kronrod (Russian Александр Семёнович Кронрод) (October 22, 1921 – October 6, 1986) was a Russian mathematician and computer scientist, best known for the Gauss-Kronrod quadrature which he published in 1964. Earlier his computations informed theoretical physics.
Alexander Kurakin Prince (Kniaz) Alexander Borisovich Kurakin, sometimes spelled Kourakine (Russian: Александр Борисович Куракин) (January 18, 1752 - June 24, 1818) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, a member of the State Council (from 1810), ranked Actual Privy Counsellor 1st Class (see Table of Ranks). In Tolstoy's War and Peace, his name is rendered as Kuragin.
Alexander Kutikov Alexander Kutikov (born April 13 1952 in Moscow) is a Russian musician, producer, and businessman. He the bass-guitarist and one of the singers of the Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni (from 1971 to 1976 (on and off) and from 1979 to the present time).
Alexander Langer Alexander Langer (1946–1995) was a journalist, translator, teacher and politician. Born on February 22 1946 in Sterzing-Vipiteno, Trentino-South Tyrol, a region of Italy inhabited by a large German-speaking population, he became involved early on in local political issues, which at the time centered on the interethnic relations in the region, which after two world wars and decades of tensions and terrorism were very tense.
Alexander Laws Alexander Laws was commissioned as a midshipman on 15 May 1800, and served in the ship Ganges during the Quasi-War with France. Discharged under the Peace Establishment Act on 12 August 1801, he was again appointed midshipman on 25 August 1802.
Alexander Lüderitz Alexander Lüderitz (born August 6, 1973 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who swam in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final he was replaced by Christian Tröger who, alongside Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, and Mark Pinger won the bronze medal.
Alexander Löhr Alexander Löhr (May 20, 1885–February 26, 1947) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s, and after the Anschluss a Luftwaffe commander during the Second World War. He was born in Turnu-Severin, Romania and executed by firing squad in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Alexander Lebedev Alexander Lebedev (born 16 December 1959) is a Russian billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian tycoons. In March 2006, he was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the richest Russians and as the 194th richest person in the world with an estimated fortune of $3.
Alexander Leighton Alexander Leighton (born 1587 Scotland, died either 1644 or 1649) was a Scottish medical doctor and puritan preacher and pamphleteer best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I.
Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross († 1402) was the son of Euphemia I, Countess of Ross and her husband, the far-travelled Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross. Alexander was evidently born somewhere between 1367, the year following that of his mother's marriage to Walter Leslie, and 1382, the year of his father's death.
Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko () (30 August 1962 – 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and later a Russian dissident and writer. After working for the KGB and its successor, the FSB, Litvinenko publicly accused his superiors of ordering the assassination of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky.
Alexander Litvinenko poisoning On November 1 2006, Alexander Litvinenko suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. He died three weeks later, becoming the victim of a high profile nuclear crime and the first known victim of lethal polonium-210-induced acute radiation syndrome.
Alexander Lobanov Alexander Pavlovich Lobanov () (1924–April, 2003) was a Russian outsider artist known particularly for his detailed self-portraits, noted for their frequent inclusion of guns and for their self-aggrandizing nature.
Alexander Lodge Alexander Lodge (1881-1938) was an inventor who did early work and held some patents on the spark plug. He and his brother Brodie (1880-1967) founded a company, Lodge Bros, in 1903 - which eventually, following a merger with the Mascot Company in 1913, was renamed Lodge Plugs Ltd; it was based in Rugby.
Alexander Lodygin Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin (October 18 1847 – March 16 1923) (Александр Николаевич Лодыгин in Russian) was a Russian electrical engineer and inventor, one of inventors of the Incandescent light bulb.
Alexander Lokshin Alexander Lazarevich Lokshin (Александр Лазаревич Локшин, in Russian) (1920 – 1987) was a Russian composer of classical music. He was born on September 19, 1920, in the town of Biysk, in the Altai Region, Western Siberia.
Alexander Lyman Holley Alexander Lyman Holley (born 20 July 1832 - died 29 January 1882) was a mechanical engineer and was considered the foremost steel and plant engineer and designer of his time, especially in regard to applying research to modern steel manufacturing processes. He received 15 patents, 10 for improvements in the Bessemer process, which he purchased the rights to in 1863 and brought to the United States.
Alexander M. Poniatoff Alexander Matveevich Poniatoff (Александр Матвеевич Понятов) (1892-1980); engineer. He emigrated from Russia to China, where he worked for the Shanghai Power Company until he emigrated to the United States in 1927.
Alexander MacAuley Alexander MacAuley (1863 - 1931) was an explorer of Clifford biquaternion theory and was the first professor of mathematics and physics at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. Alexander was born 9 December 1863 and attended Cambridge University, taking his degree in 1886.
Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart QC (18 November 1924 – 1 April 2000), was a advocate and judge in Scotland before becoming the first judge from the UK, and later President, of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
Alexander Macklin Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889 – 21 March 1967) was a British doctor who served as one of the two surgeons on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. In 1922 he joined Shackleton on his last expedition on the Quest.
Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (born October 10 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a member of the European Parliament for South West England from 1999 to 2004.
Alexander MacRae Alexander MacRae (born circa 1892) was an Australian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer. Born in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia where in 1914 he founded the company that would become the swimwear giant Speedo.
Alexander Malins Lafone Alexander Malins Lafone (19 August 1870- 27 October 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alexander Marinesko Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko (Russian: Александр Иванович Маринеско, Aleksandr Ivanovich Marinesko, Alexander Marinesco; Romanian: Alexandru Marinescu; January 15, 1913 - November 25, 1963) was a Soviet sailor and, during World War II, the captain of the S-13 submarine, which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff, with recent research suggesting that more than 9,000 died.
Alexander Markov Alexander Markov is a Russian American violinist who has received awards from the Paganini International Violin Competition (gold medal) and the Avery Fisher Career Grant. He is known for his recording of Paganini's 24 Caprices for solo violin.
Alexander Marshack Alexander Marshack (April 4, 1918 – December 20, 2004) was an American independent scholar and Paleolithic archaeologist. He was born in The Bronx and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from City College of New York, and worked for many years for Life (magazine).
Alexander Marx Alexander Marx (1878-1953), was on of the most prolific professors of Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, as well as its librarian for half a century (1903-1953). Marx published two volumes of collected essays, as well as the ground breaking, one-volume A History of the Jewish People together with Max L.
Alexander Mavrocordatos Count Alexander Mavrocordatos, , Aleksandros Mavrokordatos, Romanian: Alexandru Mavrocordat, Turkish: Aleksandro Mavrokordato; ca.1636-1709) was a member of the Greek Mavrocordatos Phanariote family and dragoman to Sultan Mehmed IV in 1673 - notably employed in negotiations with the Habsburg Monarchy during the Great Turkish War.
Alexander Mayeta Alexander Mayeta Kerr (born July 22, 1977 in Playa, Havana, Cuba) is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series. He was the most valuable player in the National Series for the 2005-06 season.
Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim (born 3 February 1935) is the son of the late Randal John Somerled McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim (1911 to 1977). As the heir to his father's titles, he was styled Viscount Dunluce from his birth until 1977.
Alexander McDougall Alexander McDougall (about 1731–1786) was an American seaman, merchant, and leader from New York City during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
Alexander McGillivray Alexander McGillivray (15 December 1750 – 17 February 1793) was a leader of the Creek (Muscogee) Indians during and after the American Revolution who worked to establish a Creek national identity and centralized leadership as a means of resisting American expansion onto Creek territory.
Alexander McKenzie Alexander McKenzie was a United States Navy Boatswain's Mate awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Korean Expedition. He was wounded in the rescue of Lieutenant Hugh McKee and was struck by a sword
Alexander McMillan Alexander McMillan (unknown - 1817) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; birth date unknown; member of the State senate, 1810-1812; elected to the Fifteenth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1817, until his death in that year.
Alexander McNutt Alexander McNutt (born 1725 near Londonderry - died 1811 in Lexington, Virginia) was a British army officer, colonizer, and land agent responsible for seeing an approximate 500 Ulster Scottish emigrants arrive in Nova Scotia during the early 1760s.
Alexander Memorial Coliseum The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia Tech and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA from 1968–1972 and again from 1997–1999.
Alexander Men Father Alexander Men (20 January 1935 - 9 September 1990, also known as Aleksandr Men ru: Александр Мень, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Men) was a Russian Orthodox theologian, biblical scholar and writer. Father Alexander wrote dozen of books (including his magnum opus Son of Man, which served as the introduction to Christ to thousands of citizens in the Soviet Union); baptized hundreds if not thousands; founded an Orthodox Open University; opened one of the first Sunday Schools in Russia as well as a Charity Group at the Russian Children's Hospital.
Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (1798–1883) was a Russian statesman from the Gorchakov princely family. He has an enduring reputation as one of the most influental and respected diplomats of the nineteenth century.
Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович За́йцев), also spelled as Saytzeff, or Saytzev (1841-1910), was a Russian chemist from Kazan. He worked on organic compounds and the Saytzeff's rule predicts the product composition of an elimination reaction.
Alexander Military Law Academy Alexander Military Law Academy () (1867-1917) was an educational institution in Russian Empire that provided military law education for officers of Russian Army and Fleet. It was established in 1867 and named after his founder, Emperor Alexander II of Russia in 1908.
Alexander Mishnaevski Alexander Mishnaevski is a Russian-born American violist, as of 2003 the principal violist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Born in Moscow, he began violin lessons in his early childhood, when his father was principal violist with the local orchestra.
Alexander Mitchell (politician) Alexander Mitchell (October 17 1817 – April 19 1887) was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1839. He pursued a career in banking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded the Marine Bank of Wisconsin, and served as president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Alexander Mogilny Alexander Mogilny (Александр Геннадиевич Могильный, Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on February 18, 1969, in Khabarovsk, USSR (now Russia) is a professional ice hockey player.
Alexander Monro Three generations of distinguished Scots physicians — grandfather, father, and son — were all called Alexander Monro. Together they held the professorship of anatomy at the University of Edinburgh continuously for 126 years.
Alexander Monroe Dockery Alexander Monroe Dockery (February 11, 1845 - December 26, 1926) was a United States Representative and Governor of Missouri. Born near Gallatin, Missouri, he attended the common schools and Macon Academy (Macon, Missouri) and studied medicine.
Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (Russian: Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. In the January 2007 FIDE list, he had an ELO rating of 2741, making him number 8 in the world.
Alexander Mosolov Alexander Vasilievich Mosolov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Мосолов, 29 July/11 August 1900, Kiev — 11 July 1973, Moscow), was a significant Russian avant-garde composer of the early Soviet era. The son of a lawyer (who died when he was five) and a singer at the Bolshoi Theatre, during the Revolutionary period in 1917-18 he worked in the office of the People's Commissioner for State Control, where he had fleeting personal contact with Lenin.
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, GCB, GCVO (formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg; Alexander Albert Mountbatten; 23 November 1886 – 23 February 1960) was a descendant of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. He was a prince from his birth until 1917, when the British Royal Family relinquished their Germanic titles during the First World War.
Alexander Muir Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 near Lanark – 26 June 1906) was a songwriter, poet and school headmaster in the township of Scarborough, Ontario. A immigrant to Canada from his native Scotland, Muir's claim to fame was the song The Maple Leaf Forever, composed in 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.
Alexander Munro III Alexander Munro III followed his father and grandfather in becoming professor of anatomy at Edinburgh University in the early 19th century, at a time when the University still had the reputation of being the best medical school in the United Kingdom but had declined significantly from its heyday in the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Two thirds of the professors were appointed by the Tory City Council on the basis of their party list subject to approval by the Kirk, with little regard for ability.
Alexander Murdoch Mackay Alexander Murdoch Mackay (October 13, 1849 - February 4, 1890) was a Presbyterian missionary to Uganda. He studied at the Free Church Training School for Teachers at Edinburgh, then at Edinburgh University, and finally at Berlin.
Alexander Murray (linguist) Alexander Murray (1775-1813) was a linguist, born at Dunkitterick, Kirkcudbrightshire. He graduated at Edinburgh University, became parish minister of Urr in his native shire (1806) and professor of Oriental languages in Edinburgh University (1812).
Alexander Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore Alexander Edward Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore, VC, DSO, MVO, (22 April 1872–29 January 1962) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alexander Nathan Etel Alexander Nathan Etel (born 19 September 1994 in Manchester) is an English child actor. His film debut and so far only role was the starring role of Damian Cunningham in 2005's Millions, a family film directed by Danny Boyle.
Alexander Nazarenko Alexander Vasilievich Nazarenko (born in 1948 in PanevÄ—Ĺľys) is a Russian historian who works in the Moscow State University. He heads the project "Russia and Central Europe in the Middle Ages" in the World History Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Alexander Nelson Alexander Nelson (born 21 March 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a sprint athlete who represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland. During the Beijing World Junior Championships he picked up two bronze medals, in 200 meters and 4 x 100 meter relay.
Alexander Nevsky Saint Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский in Russian; transliteration: Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskiy) (May 30, 1220? – November 14, 1263) was the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the country's history.
Alexander Nevsky (Prokofiev) Alexander Nevsky is the score for the 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film Alexander Nevsky, composed by Sergei Prokofiev. He later rearranged the music in the form of a cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra.
Alexander Nevsky Bridge The Alexander Nevsky Bridge (, Most Aleksandra Nevskogo) is the longest bridge across the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is named after the legendary Russian military commander and politician Alexander Nevsky.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Russian: Александро-Невский Собор; Azeri: Aleksandr Nevski Başkilsəsi, often referred to as Qızıllı kilsə – "The Gilt Church") was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1898, when it was built until its destruction in 1936 during the Stalin era. The cathedral is also known as the biggest Russian Orthodox structure ever built in the South Caucasus.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia, was built to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in a typical Russian Revival style between 1894 and 1900, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is Tallinn’s largest and grandest orthodox cupola cathedral.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (, ) was a Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Saxon SquareSatellite photo of the place where the cathedral stood, from Google Maps built by authorities of Imperial Russia in Warsaw, Poland, then under the rule of the Russian Empire. The cathedral was designed by distinguished Russian architect Leon Benois, and was built between 1894 and 1912.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 at the southern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg to house the relics of Alexander Nevsky, patron saint of the newly-founded Russian capital. In 1797, it was raised to the rank of lavra, previously bestowed only upon Kiev Monastery of the Caves and the Trinity Monastery of St Sergius.
Alexander Nevzorov Alexander Glebovich Nevzorov (born on August 3, 1958 in Russia) is a well-known horseman as well as a member of Russian parliament, a famous film director and journalist. He is the founder of the school, Nevzorov Haute Ecole, which teaches the highest standards in the art of horsemanship.
Alexander Nikitin Aleksander Nikitin, a Russian former submarine officer and nuclear safety inspector turned environmentalist, started to co-operate with Norwegian environmental Bellona Foundation in 1994. He was arrested in February 1996 by Russian FSB and charged with treason through espionage for his contributions to a Bellona report on the nuclear safety within the Russian Northern Fleet.
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, Александр Николаевич Яковлев (December 2, 1923 – October 18, 2005) was a Russian economist who was a Soviet governmental official in the 1980s and a member of the Politburo from 1987 to 1990. He was called the "godfather of glasnost" as he is considered to be the intellectual force behind Mikhail Gorbachev] reform program of [[glasnost and perestroika.
Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachyov Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachyov () (born December 23, 1960 in Vyselki, Krasnodar Krai, Russia) is the governor of Krasnodar Krai in the southern European part of Russia. He was elected to Krasnodar Krai' legislative assembly in 1994.
Alexander of Aphrodisias Alexander of Aphrodisias, pupil of Aristocles of Messene, the most celebrated of the Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle, and styled, by way of pre-eminence, o exegetes ("the expositor"), was a native of Aphrodisias in Caria.
Alexander of Cappadocia and Jerusalem *:Alexander of Cappadocia and Jerusalem → :Alexander of Jerusalem —(Discuss)— Alexander of Cappadocia and Jerusalem is a smaller version of Alexander of Jerusalem. I don't know by which he is most commonly known, but the two pages are essentially the same.

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