Alfred Russel Wallace

**Alfred Russel Wallace**
These pages are the result of an investigtion into the life of Alfred Russel Wallace; in particular, those people and events having significant influence on ths development of his views on natural selection. The contents listed below include a few differing points of view regarding the events in Wallace's life. Whenever possible, primary documentation came from Wallace's own writings on his experiences and interactions with others.
What were some of the early life influences (Wallace and Darwin) Wallace's Travels 25 April 1848: Wallace and Bates leave England for Amazonian South America to begin a natural history collecting expedition, concluding 12 July 1852 20 April 1854 to 20 February 1862: Collecting expedition in the Malay Archipelago Reading the works of others: influences Natural Selection: Wallace and Darwin References consulted Links to other Wallace sites
Alfred Russel Wallace in Singapore, scanned from The Spice Islands Voyage: The Quest for Alfred Wallace, the Man Who Shared Darwin's Discovery of Evolution by Timothy Severin