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Wallace
[ wol-is, waw-lis ]
noun
- Alfred Rus·sel [ruhs, -, uh, l], 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.
- George Cor·ley [kawr, -lee], 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.
- Henry (A·gard) [ey, -gahrd], 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45; Secretary of Commerce 1945–46.
- Lewis Lew, 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.
- (William Roy) De·Witt [d, uh, -, wit], 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.
- a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.â€
Wallace
/ ˈ·ÉÉ’±ôɪ²õ /
noun
- WallaceAlfred Russel18231913MBritishSCIENCE: naturalist Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin
- WallaceEdgar18751932MEnglishWRITING: novelist Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist
- WallaceSir Richard18181890MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: collectorPHILANTHROPY: philanthropist Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London
- WallaceSir William?12721305MScottishPOLITICS: patriot Sir William. ?1272–1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed
Wallace
- British naturalist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Wallace spent eight years (1854–62) traveling in Malaysia and assembling evidence for his theories, which he sent to Darwin in England. Their findings were first presented to the public in 1858.
Example Sentences
The artwork was originally bought by Mr Wallace, the Manchester Guardian's literary editor, who used it to mark Manchester Civic Week, celebrating the city's industrial success.
Band leader Wallace Hartley and his fellow musicians were all killed along with more than 1,500 others after the ocean liner hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Wallace - who stepped away from presenting MasterChef last November in the wake of the claims against him - said he felt "under attack" and that he had contemplated suicide.
Southern California soils already tend toward high alkalinity, said biochemist Garn Wallace of Wallace Laboratories, which has tested soil for 35 years.
Unlike other notable entries, including David Wallace Adams’ “Education for Extinction†and Bill Vaughn’s “The Plot Against Native America,†Pember’s book blends her research and reportage with memoir.
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