diff --git a/core/views/statistics.py b/core/views/statistics.py
index 14205b7..56517d7 100644
--- a/core/views/statistics.py
+++ b/core/views/statistics.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import os.path
 import re
+import operator
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 import django.db.models
@@ -179,12 +180,10 @@ def aliases(request, year):
         year = 1998
     expo = Expedition.objects.filter(year=year)[0] # returns a set, even though we know there is only one
     personexpeditions = PersonExpedition.objects.filter(expedition=expo)
-    persons = Person.objects.all()
-    
+    persons = list(Person.objects.all().order_by('last_name'))
+   
     aliases = GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expo)
     
-    aliasdict = {key: val for key, val in sorted(aliases.items(), key = lambda ele: ele[0])}
-    
     aliasdict={}
     for i in sorted(aliases):
        aliasdict[i]=aliases[i]
diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index cbd7704..ee9b5bc 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex():
     rx_teammem = re.compile(r"(?i)"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?\s+(.*)$")
     rx_teamold = re.compile(r"(?i)(.*)\s+"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?$")
     rx_teamabs = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*("+instruments+")?(?:es|s)?\s*$")
-    rx_person  = re.compile(r"(?i) and |/| / |, | & | \+ |^both$|^none$")
+    rx_person  = re.compile(r"(?i) and |/| / |, | , |&| & | \+ |^both$|^none$")
     rx_qm      = re.compile(r'(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+?([a-dA-DxX])\s+([\w\-\_]+)\.([\w\.\-]+)\s+(([\w\-]+)\.([\w\.\-]+)|\-)\s+(.+)$')
     # does not recognise non numeric suffix survey point ids
     rx_qm0     = re.compile(r'(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+(.+)$')