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| 1. | Alfred Rus·sel
Audio Help [ruhs-uh l] Pronunciation Key, 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. |
| 2. | George Cor·ley
Audio Help [kawr-lee] Pronunciation Key, born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87. |
| 3. | Henry (A·gard)
Audio Help [ey-gahrd] Pronunciation Key, 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45; Secretary of Commerce 1945–46. |
| 4. | Lewis (“Lew” ), 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist. |
| 5. | Sir William. Also, Walays, Wallensis. 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot. |
| 6. | (William Roy) De·Witt
Audio Help [duh-wit] Pronunciation Key, 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers. |
| 7. | a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.” |
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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British naturalist who developed a concept of evolution that paralleled the work of Charles Darwin. His works include The Geographical Distribution of Animals (1876). |
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| alfred russel wallace | |
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| English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) [syn: Wallace] |
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British naturalist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Wallace spent eight years (1854-62) traveling in Malaysia and assembling evidence for his theories, which he sent to Darwin in England. Their findings were first presented to the public in 1858. |
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