Please add spaces between words: AfterthewarAlexanderatage18orsowasabletoattendauniversityandbeganacquiringformaltraininginmathematicsattheUniversityofMontpellierinsouthernFrance.
After the war Alexander at age 18 or so was able to attend a university and began acquiring formal training in mathematics at the University of Montpellier in southern France.