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1851 1855 1872 1889 1891 1901 1910 1911 1912 1912 - 1915 1915 1917 1918 - 1921 1920 1921 1921 - 1941 1922 1941 1942 1959
 

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1851 His father David Lowy is born in Parad, Hungary
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
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
1920 Daughter Muriel is born April 10, 1920
1921 His father dies August 8. 1921
1921 - 1941 Becomes Professor of Organic Chemistry at Univ ersity of Pittsburgh
1922 Son Alexander, Jr. is born March 9, 1922
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
1959

Dedication of the Alexander Lowy Memorial Seminar Room in Clapp Hall.
In his acceptance speech representing the University 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”.