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Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English [1] [2] [3] naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. [4] He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic.
The naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist Alfred Russel Wallace (born 8 January 1823) died on 7 November 1913. He is principally remembered now for having independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection, which prompted Charles Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species.
Henry Bates was one of a group of outstanding naturalist-explorers who were supporters of the theory of evolution by natural selection (Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace 1858). [11] Other members of this group included Joseph Dalton Hooker , Fritz Müller , Richard Spruce and Thomas Henry Huxley .
"On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection" is the title of a journal article, comprising and resulting from the joint presentation of two scientific papers to the Linnean Society of London on 1 July 1858: On The Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type by Alfred Russel Wallace and an ...
The Malay Archipelago is a book by the English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace which chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight-year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea.
The untimely deaths of a prominent heart doctor and his wife in a car crash Friday night have left the Fresno community in shock. Dr. Alfred Valles, 50, and Selina Valles, 46, were killed at 9:30 ...
A few days later, Prince Alfred Impey was dead — a news item that made headlines in St. Louis, New Orleans and Los Angeles. When it noted his passing, The Evening Star recalled its old football ...
The University of Louisville released the death of former kicker John Wallace at the age of 31. No details available. See his obituary and career stats.