Alexanderson is a surname meaning "Son of Alexander". Notable people with the surname include:
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Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (; January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and inventor who was a pioneer in radio development. He invented the Alexanderson alternator, an early radio transmitter used b ...
(1878–1975), Swedish-American electrical engineer, pioneer in radio and television development
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Eva Alexanderson (1911–1994), Swedish writer and translator
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Gerald L. Alexanderson
Gerald Lee Alexanderson (1933–2020) was an American mathematician. He was the Michael & Elizabeth Valeriote Professor of Science at Santa Clara University, and in 1997–1998 was president of the Mathematical Association of America. He was also ...
(born 1933), American mathematician
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Leroy J. Alexanderson
Leroy John Alexanderson (June 27, 1910 – February 28, 2004) was the last captain of the SS United States, SS ''United States'', the largest ocean liner ever built in the United States and the fastest ocean liner in history. Alexanderson also se ...
(1910–2004), the last captain of the ''SS United States''
Fictional characters
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Lars Alexanderson, a character from the ''Tekken'' video game series
See also
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Alex Anderson (disambiguation)
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Alexanderson alternator
An Alexanderson alternator is a rotating machine, developed by Ernst Alexanderson beginning in 1904, for the generation of high-frequency alternating current for use as a radio transmitter. It was one of the first devices capable of generating th ...
, generates high frequency alternating current up to 100 kHz
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Alexanderson Day, named after the Swedish radio engineer Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson
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Alexandersson
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Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
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Alexanders
''Smyrnium olusatrum'', common name alexanders (or alisander) is an edible flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), which grows on waste ground and in hedges around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It was ...
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