Born: 5/14/1888 Ottumwa, Iowa

Died: 1/4/1958 Des Moines, Iowa

Archie Alphonso Alexander was an African-American mathematician and engineer. He was an early African-American graduate of the University of Iowa and the first to graduate from the University of Iowa's College of Engineering

Business / Schooling:

• University of Iowa's College of Engineering, University of London,

Awards / Achievements:

• warded an honorary Doctor of Engineering by Howard University.