Timeline
| 1851 | 1855 | 1872 | 1889 | 1891 | 1901 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1912 - 1915 | 1915 | 1917 | 1918 - 1921 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1921 - 1941 | 1922 | 1929 | 1931 | 1934 | 1937 | 1941 | 1942 | 1959 |
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| 1851 | His father David Lowy is born in Parad, Hungary |
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| 1855 | His mother Fani Weisz is born in Hungary |
| 1872 | His parents are married May 25, 1872 |
| 1889 | Alex is born in Hungary on March 31, 1889 |
| 1891 | Dora Landberg is born Jan 3, 1891 |
| 1901 | The family arrives August 6, 1901 at Ellis Island in America on the German steamship Konigin Luise |
| 1910 | His mother Fani dies April 13, 1910 |
| 1911 | Alex graduates University of Columbia with a Bachelor of Science |
| 1911 | Becomes the first Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity pledge at Columbia – Gamma Chapter |
| 1912 | Earns his Master of Arts degree at Columbia |
| 1912 - 1915 | Becomes Assistant in Electrochemistry at Columbia |
| 1915 | Earns his Ph.D. from Columbia. The Preparation, Composition and Properties of Silundum - Dissertation submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, of Columbia University |
| 1915 | Alex marries Dora Landberg on December 23, 1915 |
| 1917 | Daughter Evelyn is born Dec 2, 1917 |
| 1918 - 1921 | Becomes Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh |
| 1919 | Helps start the SAM Fraternity Psi Chapter at Pitt |
| 1920 | Daughter Muriel is born April 10, 1920 |
| 1921 | His father dies August 8. 1921 |
| 1921 - 1941 | Becomes Professor of Organic Chemistry at University of Pittsburgh |
| 1922 | Son Alexander, Jr. is born March 9, 1922 |
| 1929 | He took his family for the summer to England and continental Europe where he made a study of the universities and industrial establishments |
| 1931 | The SAM Psi Chapter pledges make the presentation of a Scholarship Cup to Dr. Lowy |
| 1934 | Dr Alexander Lowy meets Albert Einstein in Pittsburgh at a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Mid 1930s | In the mid 1930s he was chosen by secret ballot as one of the University Council, (the Power of Pitt’s student and professional affairs) elected as one of three from the entire College to serve on a committee for tenure, budget and other pertinent school legislation |
| 1937 | He became the National Scholarship Chairman for SAM Fraternity |
| 1941 | Becomes exchange Professor at the University of Southern California |
| 1941 | Alex succumbs to pancreatic cancer in Pittsburgh, Pa on December 25, 1941 |
| 1942 | A color portrait painting of Dr. Lowy was presented to the Univ. of Pgh. by his students |
| 1942 | The Interfraternity Scholarship Cup of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity was renamed the Dr. Alexander Lowy Scholarship Cup |
| 1959 | Dedication of the Alexander Lowy Memorial Seminar Room in Clapp Hall. |
In his acceptance speech representing the University of Pittsburgh at the May 25, 1959 Ceremony, Chancellor Edward H. Litchfield said, “I doubt if many of you know that this is the first time that a family from its own resources has made such a gift to the University for a former member of the family and a former member of the faculty”. |