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Paul Alexander
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American lawyer and polio survivor (1946–2024)
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Paul Richard Alexander (1946–2024) was an American writer and lawyer. Born and deceased in Dallas, he held United States citizenship and was educated at the University of Texas at Austin. He spoke English and lived with poliomyelitis and tetraplegia, dying from natural causes.
Alexander authored 76 works. His notable publications include *Nate Lowman*, *Perceiving "labour relations"*, *Under a calculating star*, *Proposed sample of cities for the nationwide survey on the impact of Miranda ...*, and *Creating Indonesian cultures*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 76
Top works
- Nate Lowman
- Perceiving "labour relations"
- Under a calculating star
- Proposed sample of cities for the nationwide survey on the impact of Miranda ...
- Creating Indonesian cultures
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Richard Alexander , ( 1946-01-30 ) January 30, 1946, Dallas, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11) (aged 78), Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- Other names
- The Man in the Iron Lung, Polio Paul
- Education
- Southern Methodist University , University of Texas at Austin ( BA , JD )
- Occupations
- Attorney author
- Page
- Paul "Polio Paul" Alexander
- Followers
- 451,848
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of Texas at Austin
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Paul Alexander (polio survivor).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-01-30
- medical condition
- tetraplegia
- date of death
- 2024-03-11
- name in native language
- Paul Richard Alexander
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Paul Alexander (polio survivor)
- social media followers
- 451500
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Richard Alexander (January 30, 1946 – March 11, 2024) was an American paralytic polio survivor, attorney, and author. After contracting polio in 1952 at the age of six, he spent the remainder and vast majority of his life in an iron lung, and is currently recognized as the person to have spent the longest period of time occupying one at almost 72 years. Decades following his disablement, Alexander earned a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas at Austin, and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He self-published a memoir in 2020 and, late in life, built a following on TikTok.
Life
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