[wol-is, waw-lis] 
| 1. | Alfred Rus⋅sel [ruhs-uh l] , 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. |
| 2. | George Cor⋅ley [kawr-lee] , born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87. |
| 3. | Henry (A⋅gard) [ey-gahrd] , 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 [duh-wit] , 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.” |
Wallace Wal·lace (wŏl'ĭs), Alfred Russel. 1823-1913.
British naturalist who developed a concept of evolution that paralleled the work of Charles Darwin.
| Wallace (wŏl'ĭs) Pronunciation Key
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. |