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Wal·lace

(wŏlĭs), Alfred Russel 1823-1913.

British naturalist who developed a concept of evolution similar to that of Charles Darwin. He traveled in the Amazon region and the Malay Archipelago collecting specimens and wrote The Geographical Distribution of Animals (1876).

Wallace, Henry Agard 1888-1965.

Vice president of the United States (1941-1945) under Franklin D. Roosevelt. He ran for president in 1948 on the Progressive Party ticket.

Wallace, Sir William 1272?-1305.

Scottish patriot who led resistance against the English and briefly gained control of Scotland (1297-1298) but was captured and executed for treason.

Wallace, George Corley 1919-1998.

American politician. A three-time governor of Alabama (1963-1967, 1971-1979, and 1983-1987), he first came to national attention as an outspoken segregationist. Wallace ran unsuccessfully for the presidency four times between 1964 and 1976.

Wallace, Lewis Known as "Lew." 1827-1905.

American army officer, diplomat, and writer known especially for his novel Ben-Hur (1880).

Wallace, De Witt 1889-1981.

American publisher who with his wife Lila Bell Acheson Wallace (1889-1984) founded Reader's Digest in 1922.

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