# Archibald Alexander

> African American mathematician and engineer (1888-1958)

**Wikidata**: [Q2979750](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2979750)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Alexander)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/archibald-alexander-q2979750

## Summary

Archibald Alexander was born on May 14, 1888 in Ottumwa[1][2][3][4][5] and died on January 4, 1958 in Des Moines[1][2][5][4] from a myocardial infarction[4]. He was a civil engineer, engineer, politician, and architect[4][5][3][6]. Alexander was educated at the University of Iowa, University of London, Highland Park College, and the University of Iowa[5][4][3]. He worked for the Marsh Engineering Company from 1912 to 1917[7] and was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi[4][3].Alexander received the William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes and an honorary doctorate from Howard University[8][4]. His notable works include the Tidal Basin, Kutz Memorial Bridge, U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia, and Sharpe Field[4][7]. He served as Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1954 to 1955[5][4].


## References

1. [Archie Alphonso Alexander](http://mallhistory.org/items/show/137)
2. Alexander, Archie Alphonso (1888-1958), engineer
3. [Encyclopedia of African American Business: Updated and Revised Edition, 2nd Edition. Google Books. 2017](https://books.google.com/books?id=uyw_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29)
4. African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945
5. [Source](https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/alexander-archie-alphonso-1888-1958/)
6. [Source](https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29LM.1943-5630.0000029)
7. BlackPast.org
8. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
9. The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa
10. Google Knowledge Graph