Alfred Russel Wallace Biography

Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist
Occup.Scientist
FromUnited Kingdom
BornJanuary 8, 1823
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
DiedNovember 7, 1913
Broadstone, Dorset, England
Aged90 years
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist and also biologist who is best known for his independent discovery of the concept of development by natural selection. He was born upon January 8, 1823, in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Wallace was largely self-educated and also created an eager passion in natural history at a young age. In 1848, he left England to explore the Amazon rainforest, where he gathered and also studied many samplings of plants as well as pets. His experiences in the Amazon would certainly later on inspire much of his work as well as research.

In 1854, Wallace started a journey to the Malay Archipelago, where he would invest the next 8 years exploring and also gathering specimens. Throughout this moment, he made a number of substantial explorations, consisting of the idea of biogeography, which recommends that the distribution of plants and also pets is affected by geological and weather factors.

It was during his time in the Malay Archipelago that Wallace developed his concept of advancement by all-natural option, independently of Charles Darwin. In 1858, Wallace sent a paper describing his theory to Darwin, that had been working on a similar theory for numerous years. Darwin and also Wallace's job was collectively offered to the Linnean Society of London, as well as both guys are attributed with the exploration of the concept of development by all-natural choice.

Wallace likewise made considerable contributions to the research of animal behavior and also ecology. His publication, "The Malay Archipelago," published in 1869, is thought about among the most important deal with natural history of the region and also aided to establish him as a leading number in the area.

Along with his work in scientific research, Wallace was additionally a social lobbyist as well as outspoken advocate for social justice. He was a member of the Land Nationalization Society, which sought to change land ownership in England, and was an advocate of women's suffrage.

Wallace wed twice, as well as he had 3 kids with his first spouse, Annie. He passed away on November 7, 1913, in Broadstone, Dorset, England, at the age of 90. His contributions to the research study of advancement and natural history have actually had a long-term influence on the clinical neighborhood.

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22 Famous quotes by Alfred Russel Wallace

Small: It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of anim
"It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them"
Small: In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to
"In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found"
Small: I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergymans family and heard almost every Tuesday the very
"I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday the very best, most earnest and most impressive preacher it has ever been my fortune to meet with, but it produced no effect whatever on my mind"
Small: Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwil
"Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly"
Small: There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the
"There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter"
Small: In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death
"In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death"
Small: I am decidedly of the opinion that in very many instances we can trace such a necessary connexion, espe
"I am decidedly of the opinion that in very many instances we can trace such a necessary connexion, especially among birds, and often with more complete success than in the case which I have here attempted to explain"
Small: Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of
"Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race"
Small: What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?
"What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?"
Small: The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force
"The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable"
Small: I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions
"I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions"
Small: But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other princip
"But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life"
Small: To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look fo
"To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur"
Small: On the spiritual theory, man consists essentially of a spiritual nature or mind intimately associated w
"On the spiritual theory, man consists essentially of a spiritual nature or mind intimately associated with a spiritual body or soul, both of which are developed in and by means of a material organism"
Small: Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time
"Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time"
Small: I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions
"I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions"
Small: What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion whic
"What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters"
Small: To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity
"To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity"
Small: If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursui
"If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations"
Small: As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and tre
"As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways"
Small: I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political w
"I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong"
Small: To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words t
"To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception"