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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
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