Comments on: Happy Birthday Alfred Russel Wallace

By: George Beccaloni

George Beccaloni — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:53:34 +0000

It is worth pointing out that 2013 sees the 100th anniversary of Wallace’s death and numerous events are being planned around the world from Australia to the UK to celebrate his life and work. For more information see http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/wallace/index.html

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:15:59 +0000

You mean the one I just DELETED.??

By: Michael Barton

Michael Barton — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:08:02 +0000

Also, the book “A Rediscovered Life” is Discovery Institute published and promoted bunk about Wallace advocating for intelligent design. Flannery is a fellow of the DI.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:05:35 +0000

Thanks for the links, Michael!

By: Michael Barton

Michael Barton — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:01:53 +0000

Greg, folks should know about the Wallace Memorial Fund, as well as its Wallace Correspondence Project and Wallace Online (from historian John van Wyhe who put together Darwin Online):

http://wallacefund.info/
http://wallaceletters.info/
http://wallace-online.org/

Also, money is being raised for a Wallace Statue for the Natural History Museum in London (by January 31st):
http://wallacefund.info/statue