Alfred Alexander

For the Canadian singer, see Henry Burr.

Dr. Alfred Alexander (1880–1950) was the President of the Berlin Association of Doctors^[1] during the 1930s. He was a leading researcher into the cure for leukemia. One of his patients was Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. In 1935 he and his family fled Nazi Germany to England, where he established a medical practice, with a clinic in Harley Street. He died in 1950.

Alexander was married to Henny Alexander and had four children: Bella, Elsie, Hanns and Paul, all of whom lived in England after leaving Nazi Germany. He was awarded the Iron Cross for his medical service at Saverne during World War I.^{[citation needed]}

For his 50th birthday party, he received regards from the glitterati of Berlin, including eminent scientist Albert Einstein, Nobel Prize winner James Franck, artists Rudolf Grossman,^[2] Hans Purrmann and Emil Hertz, writers Leonhard Frank, Rudolf Kayser, Alfred Polgar, Walter Hasenclever and Jozsef Lengyel,^[3] and a large group of actors, dancers, singers and musicians.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. ^ "Home". Aerztekammer-berlin.de. http://www.aerztekammer-berlin.de/. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
2. ^ "Rudolf Grossman". Brooklyn Museum. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/artists/2074/Rudolf_Grossman. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
3. ^ "Jozsef Lengyel (Hungarian author) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/335874/Jozsef-Lengyel. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
4. ^ "Alice Nikitina: Definition from". Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/alice-nikitina. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 
5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1915902/
6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152834/
7. ^ "Sabine Kalter: Information from". Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/sabine-kalter. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 

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Name	Alexander, Alfred
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Date of birth	1880
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Date of death	1950
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