Edward P. Alexander

Edward P. Alexander
Born
Edward Porter Alexander

(1907-01-11)January 11, 1907
DiedJuly 31, 2003(2003-07-31) (aged 96)
Alma materDrake University
University of Iowa
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Occupations
  • Historian
  • museum administrator
  • educator
  • writer

Edward Porter Alexander (January 11, 1907 – July 31, 2003) was an American historian, museum administrator, educator and writer. He served for nearly 30 years as vice-president for interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg (1946–1972) and founded the Museum Studies program at the University of Delaware, which he directed for its first six years.