Wallace

American  

[wol-is, waw-lis] / ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.

2. George Corley 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.

3. Henry (Agard) 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.

4. Lewis Lew, 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.

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

6. (William Roy) DeWitt 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.

7. a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.”

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Wallace British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin

2. Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist

3. Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London

4. 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

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Wallace Scientific  

/ wŏl′ĭs /

1. 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.

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By the mid-1990s, Wallace and Gromit had made Aardman one of the most talked-about names in animation.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Six months later, Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls, was fatally shot on Wilshire Boulevard after a music event at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Rams kept only four in part because safety Quentin Lake plays as a hybrid slot corner/inside linebacker, and Wallace can play safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

At the Soul Train Music Awards in May 1996, Wright said, Knight and Shakur were in a Hummer when Shakur got into a confrontation with rapper Christopher Wallace, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Sir Wallace, you have impressed me, sir,” he said.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore