Wallace

[ wol-is, waw-lis ]

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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.
Sir William. Also 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot.
(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.”

Wallace

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

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

/ wŏl′ĭs /

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.

Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.

But he shares with Foster Wallace a gift for exactitude, erudition, and moral concern.

His non-fiction fills, or helps to fill, the void left by Foster Wallace.

Reading Loitering I thought about David Foster Wallace a lot.

Schieffer and Wallace are supremely well-connected journalists.

After the surrender of Comyn and his adherents in February 1303–4, he threw himself heartily into the pursuit of Wallace.

Wallace, the last centre of opposition, was a fugitive, dogged by emissaries of the English King.

Stirling surrendered and Wallace a fugitive, Edward went home and meditated measures for the government of the conquered country.

Wallace is a good fellow and a sensible man placed, by British methods, out of his element and out of his depth.

King Robert and his generals simply practised the lesson of Wallace with notable ability.

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