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Alfred R. Wallace (1823-1913) was a British naturalist, best known for independently proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection. #nathist #histsci

London, England
Joined January 2009
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Excellent . I tip my hat to this wonderful gent, champion of nature, father of biogeography, co-originator of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection, writer , relentless pursuer of knowledge , who helped us all in our understanding of the planet.
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I am thinking of stopping posting on X, as there is so little response to my posts. I guess they are not reaching the right people, and it is unclear how they can do so.
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New post on the Wallace Website - "Alfred Russel Wallace and ChatGPT". Note that the website is currently very slow... wallacefund.myspecies.info/c…
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The final three and a half pages of Alfred Russel Wallace's "The Malay Archipelago" should by read and re-read and inwardly digested and made a perpetual life lesson by every thinking human on this planet. (The idea has been expressed for centuries, yet, here we are.)
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Travel with Wallace scholar, Dr George Beccaloni, to some of the most incredible places that Alfred Russel Wallace visited during his epic 8 year expedition to "the Malay Archipelago". See wallacefund.myspecies.info/c…
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Photo of me George Beccaloni, and the giant Wallace monument in Tangkoko Reserve, North Sulawesi, which was unveiled in 2019.
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From Ternate to Dodinga, Halmahera, North Maluku – where history meets nature! British Ambassador @DomJermey commemorated Alfred Russel Wallace’s discovery of natural selection ✨, a legacy inspiring global efforts to protect biodiversity. 🌏 Hosted by the North Maluku Government and joined by Wallace’s great-grandson William Wallace, and Wallace expert Dr. George Beccaloni, Ambassador Jermey unveiled a plaque in honour of Wallace’s scientific achievements in Indonesia. The UK is working together with Indonesia to tackle climate change, foster biodiversity conservation, and drive sustainable development. 🇬🇧🤝🇲🇨 Together, let’s celebrate Wallace’s legacy and strengthen our efforts to protect biodiversity and build a prosperous and sustainable future – a liveable planet where people and nature thrive 🌿💙. #AlfredWallace #ClimateAction #BiodiversityConservation #UKIndonesia #AGreatPartnership
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Monument in Dodinga Village on Halmahera Island, Moluccas, Indonesia, which commemorates Wallace's discovery of natural selection there in February 1858. It was unveiled in October last year.
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Many evolutionary biologists are pretty uninformed about the history of their subject. An example is the history of the term "neo-Darwinian". Here is a short article which hopefully clarifies the situation: wallacefund.myspecies.info/c…
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An interesting article about Alfred Russel Wallace's legal battle with flat earther John Hampden, author of "Shewing the World to be a Stationary Plane and not a Revolving Globe". lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-…
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Happy 202nd Birthday to Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection and father of evolutionary biogeography! For a list of his numerous scientific achievements see: wallacefund.myspecies.info/c…
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Transcripts of Alfred Russel Wallace's four surviving Field Notebooks from the Malay Archipelago are now available for the first time. The field notebooks are some of the most historically and scientifically important of all of Wallace's manuscripts. See wallaceletters.myspecies.inf…
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Alfred Russel Wallace retweeted
We started our 12 days of #frogmas with a frog associated with Darwin, today we are featuring a frog associated with Alfred Russel Wallace, a flying frog in his "The Malay Archipelago : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise : a narrative of travel...", publ. 1869.
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