


He was the eighth of nine children born to Mary Anne Wallace (ne. Always interested in the subject, in 1889 he declared himself a socialist. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8 January 1823 in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire. Other unusual interests include his presidency of the Land Nationalisation Society (which wanted a more equitable ownership of land), his support of the anti-vaccination movement and his opposition to the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Wallace was married to Annie Mitten (Wallace) She lived from Together they had three children - Violet Wallace - Hebert Wallace - William Wallace Family. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. Previously an agnostic, in 1866 he publicly endorsed spiritualism and through his writings became an accepted authority. He married Ann Mitten on 5 April 1866, in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Wallace returned to England, formed a friendly relationship with Darwin and continued his scientific researches and writings. Facts about Alfred Russel Wallace 4: education. But he made bad investment and failed the business. The financial situation of his family was not good even though his father had inheritance from the income generating property. His explanation involved sunken continents but we now know that plate tectonics are the reason. Facts about Alfred Russel Wallace 3: the financial situation. His studies enabled him to spot that species in Australia and Asia, either side of the line, had differences that would not be expected given their geographical closeness. But, as the founder of bio-geography, he does have a line named after him: the 'Wallace line'. This was Wallace’s ultimate heresy, a heresy that exposed the metaphysical underpinnings of the emerging Darwinian paradigm. For a number of reasons (such as modesty and deference) Wallace allowed Darwin to be credited with the theory. At a meeting of the Linnean Society in July 1858 two papers on the theory were read: one by Darwin and one by Wallace. He developed an interest in natural history as a young man, learned about plants and. While abroad he developed the theory of evolution through natural selection independently from Darwin. Alfred Russel Wallace was born in 1823 into a middle class family.

ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE FAMILY SERIES
In 1848 he began a series of expeditions to the Amazon and the Malay peninsula which lasted until 1862. He also developed an interest in natural history and was a teacher for a time. Joined the family surveying business and learnt a number of technical trades. Born Monmouthshire (which, if we can believe Wikipedia, between 15 was not definitively in either Wales or England).
