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Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace was a self-taught scientist who came up with the idea of natural selection in evolution theory at the same time as Charles Darwin. For whatever reason, Wallace was often…Henry A. Wallace
Name at birth: Henry Agard WallaceHenry A. Wallace of Iowa was the vice president of the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from 1941 until 1945. Wallace was Roosevelt's second…David Foster Wallace
The late David Foster Wallace wrote articles, essays and novels, including 1996's Infinite Jest, a sprawling comic tale of modern America. He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Amherst College…Brewer's: Wallace's Larder
(See Larder.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WallflowerWalls have Ears A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Wallace Thurman Biography
Wallace Thurman writerBorn: 1902Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Thurman dropped out of the University of Southern California in 1925 and moved to Harlem. He worked on a number of magazines, and…Rusty Wallace Biography
Rusty Wallace Born: Aug. 14, 1956Auto racing NASCAR Winston Cup champion in 1989 and runner-up in 1980, 1988 and 1993; recorded 54 victories and has won over $30 million in earnings in 23…Wallace Hume Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers Born: 1896Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa Diamine-dicarboxylic acid salts and process of preparing same and synthetic fiber—Carothers work involved the theory of linear…Stevens, Alfred Émile
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Alfred Émile, 1823–1906, Belgian portrait and genre painter. He often lived in Paris and exhibited there regularly. His chief subjects, painted with admirable technique and…Ferguson, Miriam A. Wallace
(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, Miriam A. Wallace (Ma Ferguson): see under Ferguson, James Edward.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.rōdēˈnō [key], 1909–2005, U.S. congressman, b. Newark, N.J., as Pellegrino Rodino, Jr.; grad. New Jersey Law School, 1937. Awarded…Trending
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