Robert Alexander (Halifax)

Robert Alexander (Halifax)

Robert Alexander (January 18, 1795– February 21, 1843) was a British philanthropist from Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was a founding member of the Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society, and was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.


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