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Born January 6, 1859 • Sydney • Australia
Died September 13, 1938 (aged 79) • Manchester • England
Notable Works “Space, Time and Deity”
Subjects Of Study evolution • space-time • ethics

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Samuel Alexander, chalk drawing by Francis Dodd, 1932; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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