Alfred Russel Wallace

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Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist and explorer who independently conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection and is considered a co-founder of evolutionary biology alongside Charles Darwin.

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biologist
evolutionary biologist
explorer
human
naturalist
scientist
advocated land nationalization
social reform
awardReceived Order of Merit
burialPlace Broadstone Cemetery
co-discovererOf natural selection
coFounderOf evolutionary theory by natural selection
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1823-01-08
dateOfDeath 1913-11-07
described many new species from the Malay Archipelago
educatedAt Hertford Grammar School
ethnicGroup British
familyName Wallace
fieldOfWork anthropology
biogeography
evolutionary biology
natural history
spiritualism
zoology
fullName Alfred Russel Wallace self-link
givenName Alfred
hasHonorificSuffix OM
hasSignature signature of Alfred Russel Wallace
influenced biogeography
ecology
evolutionary biology
influencedBy Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
knownFor Wallace Line concept in biogeography
co-founding evolutionary theory with Charles Darwin
independently conceiving the theory of evolution by natural selection
pioneering work in biogeographical regions
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Linnean Society of London
Royal Society
surface form: Royal Society of London
middleName Russell
surface form: Russel
movement evolutionary biology
natural selection
spiritualist movement
notableIdea biogeographical distribution of species
the Wallace Line
the theory of natural selection
warning coloration in animals
notableWork Darwinism
Island Life
On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
The Geographical Distribution of Animals
Malay Archipelago
surface form: The Malay Archipelago
occupation biologist
explorer
lecturer
naturalist
writer
placeOfBirth Llanbadoc
Monmouthshire
Wales
placeOfDeath Broadstone, Dorset
England
positionHeld President of the Land Nationalisation Society
religion spiritualism
sexOrGender male
workedOn field research in the Amazon Basin
field research in the Malay Archipelago

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