Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist of the 19th Century who introduced a theory of natural selection about the time as Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. He conducted fieldwork in Indonesia and the Amazon River. The city of Ternate in Indonesia announced in December 2008 their plans to build a museum and an observatory in dedication to Wallace.Reuters: Tiny Indonesia islands to honor British naturalist (December 12, 2008)
Darwin and Wallace
Wallace corresponded with Darwin in discussions on natural selection. His research on natural selection was read together with Darwin's research at the Linnaean Society in London in 1858. Wallace's discussions on his research with Darwin reportedly inspired Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species after working on it for many years.Alfred Russel Wallace Information: The Alfred Russel Wallace Page
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Most famous for his publicationThe Malay Archipelago on his research in the Moluccas islands of IndonesiaAlfred Russel Wallace Information: The Alfred Russel Wallace Page
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The city of Ternate, located in the Moluccas islands, is building a museum and observatory dedicated to WallaceReuters: Tiny Indonesia islands to honor British naturalist (December 12, 2008)
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Also wrote Palm Trees of the Amazon and Their Uses and A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio NegroAlfred Russel Wallace Information: The Alfred Russel Wallace Page
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Believed natural selection could not by itself explain the uniqueness of humanity, and that a supernatural force was also involvedThe New York Times: Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin's neglected double (February 12, 2007)
