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Archibald Alphonso Alexander

design and construction engineerBorn: 1888 A 1912 recipient of a civil engineering degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Archibald “Archie” Alexander joined the Marsh Engineering Company…

Alexander Karadjordjević

(Encyclopedia) Alexander Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich: see Alexander, prince of Serbia; Alexander, king of Yugoslavia.

Alexander John I

(Encyclopedia) Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John.

Lloyd Alexander Biography

writerDied: May 17, 2007 (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) Best Known as: author of fantasy novels Writer of children’s tales and two-time National Book Award winner…

Selkirk, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Selkirk, AlexanderSelkirk, Alexandersĕlˈkərk [key], 1676–1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures suggested to Daniel Defoe the story of Robinson Crusoe (1719). In 1704, as a sailing…

Tsankov, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Tsankov, AlexanderTsankov, Alexandertsänˈkôf [key], 1879–1959, Bulgarian politician. A professor of political economy at the Univ. of Sofia, he was instrumental in the overthrow (1923…