Alexander Gode was an instructor at the University of Chicago as well as Columbia University, where he received his Ph.
11 Facts About Alexander Gode
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Alexander Gode was preceded in death by his first wife, Johanna.
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Alexander Gode was survived by two daughters from his first marriage, his second wife Alison, and their two children.
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Alexander Gode was involved with the International Auxiliary Language Association from 1933 on, sporadically at first.
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In 1936 the IALA began development of a new international auxiliary language and in 1939 Alexander Gode was hired to assist in this work.
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Alexander Gode saw no need to invent a language, as a product of some a-priori design.
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When Martinet resigned in 1948 over a salary dispute, Alexander Gode took up leadership and got full reign in implementing this vision.
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In 1953, the role of IALA was assumed by the Interlingua Division of Science Service, and Alexander Gode became the division director.
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Alexander Gode continued his involvement with Interlingua until his death by translating scientific and medical texts into it.
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Alexander Gode won awards for this from the American Medical Writers Association and the International Federation of Translators.
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Alexander Gode was one of the founders and first president of the American Translators Association.