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Portrait of Alexander (1888-1971)
Author(s):
I.
M.
James
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
38
(2001),
123-129.
MSC (2000):
Primary 01A70
Posted:
January 19, 2001
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Additional Information:
I.
M.
James
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, 24--29 St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LB, UK
Email:
imj@maths.ox.ac.uk
DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-01-00893-X
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S 0273-0979(01)00893-X
Received by editor(s):
February 16, 2000
Posted:
January 19, 2001
Additional Notes:
A revised version of this article will appear in my forthcoming book \emph{Remarkable Mathematicians}
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