YESTERDAY I met someone who had never heard of Alfred Russel Wallace. ... He had little formal education, no family wealth to draw on and no friends in high scientific places.

Wallace was born on January 8, 1823 in a cottage at Llanbadoc in Monmouthshire, although the family moved to Hertford when he was five. His middle name spelling of ‘Russel’ was due to an ...

Wallace was born into a comfortable yet by no means wealthy Monmouthshire family. The sale of five medals awarded to the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace has prompted a fundraising drive to buy ...

How did Alfred Russel Wallace come to be a naturalist? He grew up poor, was taken out of school very early because his family couldn’t afford it. He apprenticed at a young age to his brother, a ...

Beyond evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace’s critique of the 19th century world. ... In this manner, every farming family could grow their own food, either for themselves or to sell, ...

Although Alfred Russel Wallace should be as famous as Charles Darwin for discovering that species evolve – Wallace was evolved enough to delight in Darwin’s glory, not stew in Darwinian ...

The Alfred Russel Wallace Memorial Fund said it would also be willing to share the cost with anyone who was happy to loan the medal for public display. The medals will be sold on 20 July with the ...