Birth Name: Alfred Russel Wallace
Occupation: Biologist
Place Of Birth: England
Date Of Birth: January 8, 1823
Date Of Death: November 7, 1913
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: British
Alfred Russel Wallace was born on the 8th of January, 1823. He was popular for being a Biologist. Best known for his papers on the topic of evolution, this award-winning, 19th-century naturalist independently developed the idea of natural selection around the same time that Charles Darwin became famous for formulating the important theory.
Alfred Russel Wallace was born in England. In his late teens and early twenties, he worked as an apprentice to his surveyor brother, William. He later taught cartography classes at a school in Leicester, England. He formulated the “Wallace effect” hypothesis, which laid out the idea that natural selection protects against the hybridization of animal species. Also an expert on biogeography (the study of the distribution of different species), he traveled widely and conducted research in both the Malay Archipelago and the Amazon River basin.
Alfred Russel Wallace was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Alfred Russel Wallace was born in 1820s.
Alfred Russel Wallace is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Alfred Russel Wallace was born in the Year of the Goat.
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| REAL NAME: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| NICKNAME: | Alfred |
| RELIGION: | Deist |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Zodiac Sign: Alfred Russel Wallace was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Alfred Russel Wallace was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: Alfred Russel Wallace had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Alfred Russel Wallace’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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