Alfred Russel Wallace centenary

The centenary of the death of the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on 7 November 1913 was marked in 2013 with events around the world to celebrate his life and work.

He is principally remembered now for having independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection, which prompted Charles Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species.

[8] The Royal Society planned a two-day discussion meeting in October 2013 for researchers on "Alfred Russel Wallace and his legacy", with speakers including George Beccaloni, Steve Jones, Lynne Parenti, Tim Caro and Martin Rees.

[12] The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ran a display of Wallace memorabilia including letters, photographs, artefacts made from plants, and herbarium specimens in 2013.

[6] The American Museum of Natural History, New York City, planned a talk by naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough for 12 November 2013, entitled 'Alfred Russel Wallace and the Birds of Paradise'.

Statue in bronze of naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) by Anthony Smith . He is looking up at a bronze model of a Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly ( Ornithoptera croesus ). The statue was commissioned by the Wallace Memorial Fund and was given to the Natural History Museum, London, where it was unveiled by Sir David Attenborough on November 7th 2013 - the 100th anniversary of Wallace's death. [ 1 ]
An illustration from Wallace's The Malay Archipelago , signed ' T. Baines ', showing men from Timor holding palm leaf umbrellas, plant artefacts like one he gave to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [ 6 ]