Alexander (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Human names and groups
- AlexanderAlexanderAlexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...
, the name, together with a list of persons called Alexander - Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), king of Macedonia
- Alexander (surname)Alexander (surname)Alexander is a surname in the English language. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair. It is a somewhat common Scottish name and the region of Scotland where it traditionally is most commonly found is in the Highlands region of Scotland.*AJ Alexander , American...
, persons with the surname Alexander - Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)The Aleksander chasidic movement flourished in Poland from 1880 until it was largely destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II.Now nearly extinct, the Aleksander Hasidim were the second largest Hasidic group in pre-Holocaust Poland.Between the world wars, Hasidic Jews from all over flocked to...
, a Hasidic Jewish group
Entertainment and culture
- Alexander (film)Alexander (film)Alexander is a 2004 epic film based on the life of Alexander the Great. It is not a remake of the 1956 film which starred Richard Burton. It was directed by Oliver Stone, with Colin Farrell in the title role...
, 2004 film by Oliver Stone - Alexander (album)Alexander (album)The original film score of Alexander was composed by Vangelis and released on audio CD.The film, directed by Oliver Stone, portrays the life of Alexander the Great in an epic style that is also reflected in the score...
, score album by Vangelis - EAS AlexanderEAS AlexanderIn the Babylon 5 science fiction universe, the EAS Alexander was an Earth Alliance Omega class destroyer. It may have been named after Alexander the Great. It played a key role in the Earth Alliance Civil War of 2260 - 2261....
, fictional spaceship in the science fiction series Babylon 5 - Alexander the Last, 2009 film by Joe Swanberg
- Alexander (video game)Alexander (video game)Alexander is a real-time strategy game created by GSC Game World and published by Ubisoft, based on the 2004 film of the same name...
, a PC game by Ubisoft based on the life of Alexander the Great - Rome: Total War: AlexanderRome: Total War: AlexanderRome: Total War: Alexander is the second expansion for the personal computer game Rome: Total War. It is set in an earlier time period, putting the player in the role of Alexander the Great...
, a PC game - Alexander, 1996 tamil film by R.K.Selvamani starting Vijayakanth
Maritime
- HMS AlexanderHMS AlexanderSeven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alexander: was a 12-gun fireship captured in 1688 and accidentally burned in 1689. was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1778. She was captured by the French in 1794 but was recaptured in 1795. She was hulked in 1805 and was broken up in 1819. was...
, eight ships of the Royal Navy - Alexander (East Indiaman)Alexander (East Indiaman)-References:*Grocott, Terence, Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras, Caxton Editions, Great Britain: 2002. ISBN 1-84067-164-5....
, ship wrecked off the English Coast in 1815 - Alexander (ship)Alexander (ship)The Alexander was a First Fleet transport of 452 tons, barque-built with quarterdeck, built at Hull in 1783. She was the largest transport ship in the First Fleet. Before leaving England, fever broke out on board, and sixteen men died. She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying 195 male convicts....
, a convict transport ship in the First Fleet to Australia in 1787 - Alexander (yacht)Alexander (yacht)Alexander is a yacht which was built in 1965 in Lubecker Flender yard. The yacht is property of the Latsis family. It was later refurbished in Germany for use as yacht charter.-Design:...
, luxury yacht
Business
- Alexander, brand name of Walter Alexander CoachbuildersWalter Alexander CoachbuildersWalter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus coachbuilder and operater based in Falkirk.-History:Walter Alexander, notice a lack expasion by the Falkirk and District Tramways Company's especially in to Grangemouth which never hdd a tram line. In 1913 Alexander's Motor Service was created to...
- Alexander Aircraft CompanyAlexander Aircraft CompanyThe Alexander Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado in the 1920s. The company began life as the Alexander Film Company, under the brothers J. Don and S. Don Alexander. The company specialized in film advertising, but when the younger J...
, an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado in the 1920s and 1930s
Places
The Moon- Alexander (crater)Alexander (crater)Alexander is a lunar crater-like feature in the rugged surface to the north of Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the south-southwest of the prominent crater Eudoxus, and to the east-northeast of Calippus....
, a lunar crater
New Zealand
- Alexander River (New Zealand)
United States
- Alaska:
- Alexander ArchipelagoAlexander ArchipelagoThe Alexander Archipelago is a long archipelago, or group of islands, of North America off the southeastern coast of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, which are the tops of the submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean. Deep channels and fjords separate the...
- Alexander Creek, AlaskaAlexander Creek, AlaskaAlexander Creek, Alaska also known as Alexander, Alaska is an Alaskan Native American Indian Corporation and Alaskan Bush community on Susitna River delta, near mouth of Alexander Creek, northwest of Anchorage, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.- History :...
, a community also known as Alexander - Alexander Creek (Susitna River)Alexander Creek (Susitna River)Alexander Creek, also known as Taguntna Creek, is a stream from Alexander Lake which merges with the big Susitna River near the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska also known as Alexander, Alaska, an Alaska Native and Alaska Bush community, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.- Watershed :Alexander...
- Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska)
- Lake Alexander (Alaska)Lake Alexander (Alaska)Lake Alexander is a lake in Southeast Alaska, West of Mole Harbor, on East coast of Admiralty Island; North-East of Sitka, Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago....
- Port Alexander, Alaska:
- Port Alexander, AlaskaPort Alexander, AlaskaPort Alexander is a city at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island in Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 81.-Geography:Port Alexander is located at ....
, in the Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area- Port Alexander Seaplane BasePort Alexander Seaplane BasePort Alexander Seaplane Base is a public seaplane base located in Port Alexander, a city at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island in the Petersburg Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled commercial airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.Although most U.S...
- Port Alexander Seaplane Base
- Port Alexander, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska
- Port Alexander, Sitka Borough, Alaska
- Port Alexander, Alaska
- Alexander Archipelago
- Alexander, ArkansasAlexander, ArkansasAlexander is a town in Pulaski and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 614 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Alexander, IowaAlexander, IowaAlexander is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 165 at the 2000 census.Alexander is the hometown of Iowa Congressman Tom Latham.-Geography:Alexander is located at ....
- Alexander, KansasAlexander, KansasAlexander is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 65.-Geography:Alexander is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 75...
- Alexander, MaineAlexander, MaineAlexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the British negotiator of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroostook War in 1838-1839.-Geography:According to the...
- Alexander (town), New YorkAlexander (town), New YorkAlexander is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,451 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Alexander Rea, an early settler....
- Alexander (village), New YorkAlexander (village), New YorkAlexander is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. The village is named after early settler, Alexander Rea.The village of Alexander is within the Town of Alexander...
- Alexander, North DakotaAlexander, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 217 people, 87 households, and 60 families residing in the city. The population density was 150.6 people per square mile . There were 106 housing units at an average density of 73.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 93.55% White, 5.99% Native...
- Alexander City, AlabamaAlexander City, AlabamaAlexander City is the principal city of the Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Coosa and Tallapoosa counties and had a combined population of 53,677 at the 2000 census....
- Alexander County, IllinoisAlexander County, IllinoisAlexander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 8,238, which is a decrease of 14.1% from 9,590 in 2000. Its county seat is Cairo. Alexander County is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical...
- Alexander Valley AVA, California wine region in Sonoma County
Other
- Alexander, alias of Isabella (grape)Isabella (grape)The Isabella grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca or 'fox grape' which is used for table, juice and wine production.-Appearance and use:...
- Alexander (cocktail)Alexander (cocktail)The Alexander is a gin cocktail consisting of gin, Chocolate Liqueur , and Cream.-Recipes for Mixed Drinks, by Hugo Ensslin, 1915:Alexander Cocktail*1/3 El Bart gin*1/3 Crème de Cacao*1/3 Sweet Cream...
, an alcoholic drink made with gin - Alexander techniqueAlexander TechniqueThe Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...
, method of removing muscular tension - Alexander violinAlexander violinThe Alexander violin is a string instrument designed by Sylvanus J. Talbott in the late 19th century in the United States. It is typically made with wood and various other materials....
, a type of violin
See also
- Alexandria (disambiguation)Alexandria (disambiguation)Alexandria is a city in Egypt.Alexandria may also refer to- Alexandrias founded or renamed by Alexander the Great :* Iskandariya, Iraq* Alexandria Asiana, Iran* Alexandria Ariana, Afghanistan* Alexandria Bucephalous, Pakistan, on the Jhelum...
- Alexander's (disambiguation)
- Alex (disambiguation)
- AlistairAlistair-Meaning and origin:Alistair is the Anglicised spelling of the Gaelic name Alasdair, which is a corruption of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος .-Variations:Variations of Alistair include:...
, given name - Alejandro (disambiguation)
- Alexandre (disambiguation)