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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred Russel Wallace canonical | 32 |
| Alfred Russel Wallace (eponymous concept, later formalized by biogeographers) | 1 |
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Target entity: Alfred Russel Wallace Context triple: [Charles Darwin, influenced, Alfred Russel Wallace]
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a 19th-century English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology and our understanding of life on Earth.
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Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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Horace Darwin
Horace Darwin was a British engineer and industrialist, co-founder of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company and a leading figure in the development of precision scientific instruments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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Leonard Darwin
Leonard Darwin was a British soldier, politician, and eugenicist, best known as one of Charles Darwin’s sons and a prominent early 20th-century advocate of eugenics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred Russel Wallace Target entity description: 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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A.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a 19th-century English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology and our understanding of life on Earth.
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B.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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C.
Horace Darwin
Horace Darwin was a British engineer and industrialist, co-founder of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company and a leading figure in the development of precision scientific instruments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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E.
Leonard Darwin
Leonard Darwin was a British soldier, politician, and eugenicist, best known as one of Charles Darwin’s sons and a prominent early 20th-century advocate of eugenics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Broadstone Cemetery ⓘ |
| co-discovererOf | natural selection ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | evolutionary theory by natural selection ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Linnean Society of London
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Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| middleName |
Russell
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surface form:
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 ⓘ Malay Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
The Malay Archipelago
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| 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 ⓘ |
| religion | spiritualism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
field research in the Amazon Basin
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field research in the Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
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Subject: Alfred Russel Wallace Description of subject: 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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