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Wallace 1. Alfred Russel. 1823--1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin 2. Edgar. 1875--1932, English crime novelist 3. Sir Richard. 1818--90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London 4. Sir William. ?1272--1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As I was saying, Wallace--'King' Wallace we called him--was afraid of nothing alive or dead. Wallace, who is now studying the natural history of the Malay archipelago, has arrived at almost exactly the same general conclusions that I have on the origin of species. And as he was in the Wallace country he wandered near and far exploring every spot where his hero might have been. |
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