When was Alfred Russel Wallace born?

Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8 January 1823 in Usk.

What positions has Alfred Russel Wallace held?

Positions held by Alfred Russel Wallace include: President of the Royal Entomological Society (1870–1871).

Where did Alfred Russel Wallace study?

Alfred Russel Wallace was educated at Birkbeck, University of London, Richard Hale School.

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Alfred Russel Wallace

अलफ्रेड रसेल वालेस

British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)

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Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator. 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 writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and to quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.

Quick facts

Born: 8 January 1823 wd
Place of birth: Usk wd
Died: 7 November 1913 wd
Place of death: Broadstone wd
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland wd
Occupation: mathematician, explorer, anthropologist, zoologist, naturalist, anti-vaccine activist wd
Education: Birkbeck, University of London, Richard Hale School wd
Spouse: Annie Mitten wd
Official website: wallacefund.info wd

Positions held wd

President of the Royal Entomological Society (1870–1871)

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society (1893)
Order of Merit (1908)
Copley Medal (1908)
Royal Medal (1868)
Founder’s Medal (1892)
Darwin Medal (1890)
Darwin–Wallace Medal (1908)
Linnean Medal (1892)
Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Dublin
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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When was Alfred Russel Wallace born?: Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8 January 1823 in Usk.
What positions has Alfred Russel Wallace held?: Positions held by Alfred Russel Wallace include: President of the Royal Entomological Society (1870–1871).
Where did Alfred Russel Wallace study?: Alfred Russel Wallace was educated at Birkbeck, University of London, Richard Hale School.

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