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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913): evolution and medicine

The theory we now know simply as ‘evolution’ was first presented to the scientific world one and a half centuries ago, on 1 July 1858, when the work of two men, Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Robert Darwin (1809–82), was jointly read at the Linnean Society. While Charles Darwin has rightly taken...

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Published in:Journal of medical biography 2009-11, Vol.17 (4), p.214-216
Main Author: O'Connell, Henry P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The theory we now know simply as ‘evolution’ was first presented to the scientific world one and a half centuries ago, on 1 July 1858, when the work of two men, Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Robert Darwin (1809–82), was jointly read at the Linnean Society. While Charles Darwin has rightly taken his place in history as one of the greatest scientists of all time, Alfred Russel Wallace has been largely forgotten outside of the scientific community. However, Wallace was a prolific researcher and writer with interests in a wide range of topics, from medicine to economics.
ISSN:0967-7720
1758-1087
DOI:10.1258/jmb.2009.009008