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