Alfred Russel Wallace, co-author of the Darwin-Wallace Theory of Evolution

摘要

The intellectual effort, insight and courage to formulate a theory of evolution driven by natural selection was as great for Wallace as it was for Darwin. The neglect, to the point of oblivion, in the last decades of Wallace as Darwin's equal is not acceptable. To help and attempt to redress the balance, a sympathetic sketch of Wallace is called for. Through his publications, correspondenceand life history, we gain a picture of Wallace which should encourage us to extend to him the credit to which he is very much due.