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Died This Day: Alfred Russel Wallace
Source info:
| Author: | Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D. |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2014-11-07 15:06:00 |
| Blog: | Palaeoblog  |
| URL: | http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/died-this-day-alfed-russel-wallace.html |
Summary:
Wallace (Jan. 8, 1823 – Nov. 7, 1913) was a British naturalist and biogeographer. He was the first westerner to describe some of the most interesting natural habitats in the tropics. He is best known for devising a theory of the origin of species through natural selection made independently of Darwin. Between 1854 and 1862, Wallace assembled evidence of natural selection in the Malay ArchipelagoContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | AU | -12.4082 | 130.904 |
| United Kingdom | GB | 54.3141 | -2.23001 |
Keywords:
Alfred, biogeographer, British naturalist, Darwin, evidence, interesting natural habitats, Jan., Malay Archipelago, natural selection, Nov., origin, Russel Wallace Wallace, theory, tropics, westerner
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