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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Yes, he comes from New Zealand sporting royalty, the son of All Blacks legend Grant Fox and grandson of former Kiwi cricket captain Merv Wallace but he is a self made star.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

His grandfather, Merv Wallace, was a cricketer and his father, Grant Fox, was a record-setting rugby player for New Zealand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Philip 'Wally' Wallace is the Tuned In Project's music media teacher in Derry.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Wallace Laboratories in El Segundo, Babcock Laboratories in Riverside, Waypoint Analytical in Anaheim and other labs offer more detailed soil tests that measure heavy metal particles in addition to other fertility factors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

All the old people agreed that Hiram Wallace was, in his youth, the hope of every island maiden’s heart, but that he had left Rass with his father’s money and blessing to go to college.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson