Alfred Russel Wallace
a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection.
Born
8 January 1823 Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died
7 November 1913 (aged 90) Broadstone, Dorset, England
Known for
Co-discovery of natural selection Pioneering work on biogeography Wallace Line Wallace effect
Fields
Exploration, evolutionary biology, zoology, biogeography, and social reform
Awards
Royal Medal (1868) Gold Medal of the Société de Géographie (1870) Darwin Medal (1890) Founder's Medal (1892) Linnean Medal (1892) Copley Medal (1908) Darwin–Wallace Medal (Gold, 1908) Order of Merit (1908)
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Britain
Author abbrev. (botany)
Wallace
era
1800+