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Wallace: The most admirable man in all science?
To celebrate the place of Alfred Russel Wallace in the top ten biologists who’ve changed the world, Dr Elizabeth Rollinson, executive secretary at the Linnean Society writes about his achievements. Alfred Russel Wallace was a naturalist and explorer, born in 1823 in Usk, Wales. In 1852, he began a correspondence with Charles Darwin that would … Continue reading
Categories: Biology Changing the World, Royal Society of Biology
Tags: biology, British Museum, Darwin, Heritage, history, Linnean Society, Wallace
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It’s Darwin Day – a celebration for everyone
by Rebecca Nesbit, Society of Biology I arrived in the office this morning to the excellent news that three of our Fellows, including our President Dame Nancy Rothwell, made the top 20 of the Women’s Hour Power List. This was fantastic recognition of the contribution scientists make to our society, and appropriate on a day … Continue reading
Categories: Biology Week, Events
Tags: Darwin, evolutionary biology
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