R. Theo MargelonyHappy 200th Birthday to Alfred Russell Wallace, who was born today on January 8 in 1823! Read more on the Fuchsia+Blog at https://www.fuchsietum.com/blog/. #AlfredRussellWallace #Wallace
One of the most brilliant scientists of the 19th Century, Wallace was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist, as well as a social activist and proponent of social and economic reform.
Wallace quite independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection but has long been unfairly overshadowed by the more-famous reputation of his fellow scientist and friend, Charles Darwin.