Edward Porter Alexander, Ph. D. (1907 – July 31, 2003) was an historian, author, museum administrator, and a professor of museum studies. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Dr. Alexander was the director of the New York State Historical Association at Ticonderoga and Cooperstown from 1934 to 1941, the director of the Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1941 to 1946 and the vice president for interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg from 1946 to 1972. The New York State Historical Association is a private non-governmental educational organization founded in 1899 to encourage research educate general audiences and start Ticonderoga is a Town in Essex County, New York, USA. The population was 5167 at the 2000 census Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colonial Williamsburg' is the historic district of the Independent city of Williamsburg Virginia. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also the founder and first director of the Museum Studies Program at the University of Delaware (1772 until his retirement in 1978). The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

He served as president of the American Association of Museums and the American Association for State and Local History and was a fellow of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences (now Rochester Museum & Science Center). The American Association of Museums ( AAM) is a Non-profit association that has been bringing Museums together since its founding in 1906 helping to develop

He was born in Keokuk, Iowa, graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, earned a master’s degree in history at the University of Iowa and a doctorate in history at Columbia University. Keokuk (ˈkiəˌkʌk is a city in the southeastern part of the U Drake University is a private co-educational University located in the city of Des Moines Iowa, USA. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. He also held an honorary degree from Drake University. He died of a heart ailment at age 96.

Published books

• James Duane: Revolutionary Conservative (1978),
• Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums (1979),
• Museum Masters: Their Museums and Their Influence (1983),
• The Museum in America: Innovators and Pioneers (1997). Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

References

• University of Delaware Memoriam
• Review of Museum Masters: Their Museums and Their Influence
• Obituary in SPNHC Newletter