Born: 8 January 1823 · Died: 7 November 1913 · Age at death: 90
How old was Alfred Russel Wallace when he died?
Alfred Russel Wallace died aged 90. He was born on 8 January 1823 and died on 7 November 1913.
British naturalist who independently conceived evolution by natural selection and mapped the Wallace Line between Asian and Australian wildlife
Did you know?His essay on natural selection reached Charles Darwin in the mail, which encouraged Darwin to finally publish his own famous book on evolution.
Quick facts
Date of birth8 January 1823
Date of death7 November 1913
Age at death90
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceUsk, United Kingdom
Occupationmathematician, explorer, anthropologist
Editor's Take:
Alfred Russel Wallace came up with natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. He left school at 14 and worked as a surveyor. He spent years collecting specimens in the Amazon and then the Malay Archipelago. In 1858, sick with fever, he worked out how species evolve and wrote to Darwin. Their papers were presented together, prompting Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species. Wallace also mapped a line separating Asian and Australian wildlife. It is still called the Wallace Line. He became a passionate campaigner for social causes.
Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator.
Alfred Russel Wallace's birthday is January 8. He was born on January 8, 1823 in Usk, United Kingdom.
How old was Alfred Russel Wallace when he died?
Alfred Russel Wallace died on November 7, 1913, aged 90.
Who shares a birthday with Alfred Russel Wallace?
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