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History of Wallace's House 'The Dell'

By George Beccaloni

Wallace built "The Dell" in Grays, Essex (now 25 College Avenue), paying for it using the small fortune he had earnt from the sale of the natural history specimens he collected during is epic 8 year expedition to the Malay Archipelago (1854-1862). He lived in the house from March 1872 until July 1876 and during this four year period he wrote his books On Miracles and Modern Spiritualism (published March 1875) and his two volume magnum opus The Geographical Distribution of Animals (published May 1876).

Tue, 2015-08-11 15:26 -- George Beccaloni
Early evolution pioneers’ artwork now online

Beautiful pencil drawings and watercolour paintings of Amazonian fish and insects by Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates are among the many historic paper treasures released online today by the Wallace Correspondence Project.

Tue, 2015-07-07 10:59 -- George Beccaloni
Award of the bronze Wallace Medal

On the 2nd July 2015, after delivering the Wallace Correspondence Project's Annual Wallace Lecture at London's Natural History Museum, Richard Milner was awarded the Wallace Memorial Fund's bronze Wallace Medal, for his outstanding contributions to the public understanding of Wallace's life and work.

Fri, 2015-07-03 11:46 -- George Beccaloni
Raising the profile of Alfred Russel Wallace in Thurrock, Essex

By John Matthews

Sat, 2015-06-27 19:02 -- George Beccaloni
*The London Natural History Museum's Annual Alfred Russel Wallace Lecture 2015*

*Annual A. R. Wallace Lecture 2015*

Thursday 2nd July 2015

Flett Events Theatre, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London

16.30–17.30

All welcome!

Wallace, Darwin, and Spiritualism: The Trial of the Spirit-Medium Henry Slade, 1876

Wed, 2015-05-27 17:22 -- George Beccaloni
Things Named After Wallace: Alternative Realities

Things Named After Wallace: Alternative Realities

Alan Leyin

Thurrock Local History Society

Mon, 2015-05-25 23:20 -- George Beccaloni
The life and times of Alfred Russel Wallace as reported by the members of the Society for Insect Studies in December 2013 on the centenary of his death.

Helen Smith, who works at the Australian Museum and edits the Society for Insect Studies publications, kindly agreed that the WMF could make available a nice compendium of interesting articles about Wallace which was produced by the Society. The publication is:

Smith, H. M. (Ed.). 2015. The life and times of Alfred Russel Wallace as reported by the members of the Society for Insect Studies in December 2013 on the centenary of his death. Society for Insect Studies Wallace Special Edition, 2nd Edition. 26pp.

Thu, 2015-05-21 10:31 -- George Beccaloni
Unveiling of a Magnificent Bust of Wallace

A magnificent bronze bust of Wallace by sculptor Anthony Smith, was unveiled at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on May 15th 2015. It was paid for by donations from John Ellis (seen unveiling it below) and the Waterloo Foundation. The bust, which has been installed in the Wallace Garden, is the first public sculpture of Wallace in Wales.

Copies of the bust can be ordered from Anthony.

The photos below are copyright of Edward Cooper.

Mon, 2015-05-18 22:42 -- George Beccaloni
Alfred Russel Wallace's Royal Medal

Wallace's frosted silver Royal Medal. Copyright Wallace Memorial Fund

Sun, 2015-01-11 11:24 -- George Beccaloni
Re-visioning Alfred Russel Wallace

Alan Leyin, Thurrock Local History Society, Grays, Essex. UK

December 2014

1 INTRODUCTION

Touching lightly upon the subject, the popular historian, A. N. Wilson, refers to the ‘Wallace-Darwin theory’ of evolution through natural selection (Wilson, 2002; p225). By switching around the names – in true revisionist mode – the author undoubtedly makes a point, based on his own interpretation of the historical tale.

Fri, 2015-01-02 14:10 -- George Beccaloni

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Things Named After Wallace: Alternative Realities

The life and times of Alfred Russel Wallace as reported by the members of the Society for Insect Studies in December 2013 on the centenary of his death.

Unveiling of a Magnificent Bust of Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace's Royal Medal

Re-visioning Alfred Russel Wallace

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