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J. W. Alexander
James Waddell Alexander II (September 19, 1888 – September 23, 1971) was an important topologist of the pre-WWII era and part of an influential Princeton topology elite, which included Oswald Veblen, Solomon Lefschetz, and others. He was one of the first members of the Institute for Advanced Study (1933–1951), and also a professor at Princeton University (1920–1951).
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