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Alfred Russel Wallace
Biography
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Alfred Russel Wallace
(1823–1913)
The town of Usk today, taken from Wallace's side of the river, which is visible in the foreground.
Usk is in the southeastern part of Wales.
Henry Walter Bates
(1825–1892)
The British naturalist, biogeographer, author, humanitarian, Alfred Russel Wallace (Jan.
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8, 1823–Nov. 7, 1913) is best known for developing a theory of evolution through natural selection independently of Charles Darwin.
Alfred Russel Wallace was born on January 8th, 1823, the eighth child of Thomas Vere Wallace and Mary Anne Wallace.
His oddly spelled middle name was the result of a mistake at the time of registering his birth, which was never corrected.
His place of birth was Kensington Cottage, which stands just across the Usk River from the town of Usk in southeastern Wales.
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