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A male given name, transferred use of the surname since the nineteenth century

A surname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace

American publisher who with his wife Lila Bell Acheson Wallace (1889-1984) founded Reader's Digest in 1922. 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 in 1968 and 1972. Vice President of the United States (1941-1945) under Franklin D. Roosevelt. He ran for President in 1948 on the Progressive Party ticket. American general, diplomat, and writer known especially for his novel Ben Hur (1880). Scottish patriot who led resistance against the English and briefly gained control of Scotland in 1298. Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Carothers Wallace Hume Eckert Wallace John Ross Harold Wallace Stegner Wallace Earle Stevens Wallace Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace George Corley Wallace Henry Agard Wallace Lewis Wallace Mike Myron Leon Wallace Wallace William Sir Wallace William Roy DeWitt and Lila Acheson

{i} family name; male first name; Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), British naturalist, developer of a theory of evolution (independent of Charles Darwin); George Wallace (1919-1998) governor of Alabama (USA)

transferred use of the surname since the nineteenth century

Alfred, R (1823-1913) A British naturalist and explorer who proposed the same evolutionary theory as Charles Darwin For more detail see, [2: Wallace @ human evolution introduction]; [3: gopher: //gopher vt edu: 10010/02/156/1 : On the law which has regulated the introduction of new species/1855]; [3: gopher: //gopher vt edu: 10010/02/156/2 : On the tendency of varieties to depart indefinitely from the original type/1858] [3: THE DARWIN -WALLACE 1858 EVOLUTION PAPER]; [2: Wallace photo]; [3: Wallace html ]

English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)

First head of Ibi Royal Niger Company

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

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Wallace Beery

born April 1, 1885, Kansas City, Mo., U.S. died April 15, 1949, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. film and stage actor. He initially worked in the circus and later in the choruses of New York City theatrical productions. After playing the lead in The Yankee Tourist, he spent several years as a dramatic actor in touring and stock companies. He started his film career in 1913, first as a comedian in Mack Sennett's Keystone comedies. He is best known for his performances as dim-witted, but endearing, toughs in such films as The Champ (1931, Academy Award), Min and Bill (1931), and Tugboat Annie (1933)

Wallace Earle Stegner

born Feb. 18, 1909, Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S. died April 13, 1993, Santa Fe, N.M. U.S. writer. Stegner studied at the University of Iowa and later taught at several universities, notably Stanford. The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1943), a novel about a family traveling around the West seeking their fortune, was his first critical and popular success. His later novels include A Shooting Star (1961), Angle of Repose (1971, Pulitzer Prize), and The Spectator Bird (1976, National Book Award). His nonfiction includes two histories of the settlement of Utah, Mormon Country (1942) and The Gathering of Zion (1964), and Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (1954), a biography of John Wesley Powell

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery

born April 1, 1885, Kansas City, Mo., U.S. died April 15, 1949, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. film and stage actor. He initially worked in the circus and later in the choruses of New York City theatrical productions. After playing the lead in The Yankee Tourist, he spent several years as a dramatic actor in touring and stock companies. He started his film career in 1913, first as a comedian in Mack Sennett's Keystone comedies. He is best known for his performances as dim-witted, but endearing, toughs in such films as The Champ (1931, Academy Award), Min and Bill (1931), and Tugboat Annie (1933)

Wallace Hume Carothers

born April 27, 1896, Burlington, Iowa, U.S. died April 29, 1937, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. chemist. He became director of organic chemical research at DuPont in 1928. There he first worked on polymerization of acetylene and derivatives, leading to the development of neoprene. His outstanding achievement involved the theory of linear polymerization; he tested it by synthesizing polymers structurally resembling cellulose and silk, culminating in the production of nylon. The first synthetic polymer fibre to be produced commercially (1938), it laid the foundation of the synthetic fibre industry

Wallace Irwin

{i} (1875-1959) United States humorist and journalist

Wallace J Eckert

born June 19, 1902, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died Aug. 24, 1971, Englewood, N.J. U.S. astronomer. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He was one of the first to apply IBM punched-card equipment to the reduction of astronomical data and to describe planetary orbits numerically. As director of Columbia University's Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory from 1945, he used computers to determine precise planetary positions and made major contributions to the study of the orbit of the Moon, one of whose craters is named for him

Wallace John Eckert

born June 19, 1902, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died Aug. 24, 1971, Englewood, N.J. U.S. astronomer. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He was one of the first to apply IBM punched-card equipment to the reduction of astronomical data and to describe planetary orbits numerically. As director of Columbia University's Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory from 1945, he used computers to determine precise planetary positions and made major contributions to the study of the orbit of the Moon, one of whose craters is named for him

Wallace Stegner

born Feb. 18, 1909, Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S. died April 13, 1993, Santa Fe, N.M. U.S. writer. Stegner studied at the University of Iowa and later taught at several universities, notably Stanford. The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1943), a novel about a family traveling around the West seeking their fortune, was his first critical and popular success. His later novels include A Shooting Star (1961), Angle of Repose (1971, Pulitzer Prize), and The Spectator Bird (1976, National Book Award). His nonfiction includes two histories of the settlement of Utah, Mormon Country (1942) and The Gathering of Zion (1964), and Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (1954), a biography of John Wesley Powell

Wallace Stevens

a US poet whose collections of poems include Harmonium and The Man with the Blue Guitar (1879-1955). born Oct. 2, 1879, Reading, Pa., U.S. died Aug. 2, 1955, Hartford, Conn. U.S. poet. Stevens practiced law in New York City before joining an insurance firm in Hartford in 1916; he rose to vice president, a position he held until his death. His poems began appearing in literary magazines in 1914. In Harmonium (1923), his first and most verbally brilliant book, he introduced the theme that occupied his creative lifetime and unified his thought: the relationship between imagination and reality. His later poetry, in collections such as Ideas of Order (1936), The Man with the Blue Guitar (1937), and The Auroras of Autumn (1950), continued to explore this theme with greater depth and rigour. Not until his late years was he widely read or recognized as a major poet by more than a few; he received a Pulitzer Prize only with his Collected Poems in 1955. He is now often considered one of America's greatest 20th-century poets

Wallace and Gromit

two characters in British cartoon films made by Nick Park, which are extremely popular with both adults and children. Wallace is a man who is nice but rather stupid, who loves cheese, and who is always inventing new machines that do not work very well. Gromit, his dog, is extremely intelligent, and can read, fly a plane, and ride a motorcycle. Together they catch criminals

Alfred Russel Wallace

born Jan. 8, 1823, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales died Nov. 7, 1913, Broadstone, Dorset, Eng. British naturalist. Though trained as a surveyor and architect, he became interested in botany and traveled to the Amazon in 1848 to collect specimens. In 1854-62 he toured the Malay Archipelago, augmenting his collection. His observations of the islands led to his developing a theory of the origin of species through natural selection independently of, and simultaneously with, Charles Darwin, though Darwin developed his own theory in much greater detail, provided far more evidence for it, and was mainly responsible for its acceptance. Unlike Darwin, Wallace insisted that the higher mental capacities of humans could not have arisen by natural selection but that some nonbiological agency must have been responsible. He hypothesized a boundary (Wallace's line) running between the islands of the Malay Archipelago, between the Oriental and Australasian faunal regions, many animals abundant on one side being absent on the other. In the realm of public policy he supported socialism, pacifism, land nationalization, and women's suffrage. His works include Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection (1870), Geographical Distribution of Animals (2 vol., 1876), and Darwinism (1889)

Alfred Russel Wallace

{i} (1823-1913) British naturalist, developer of a theory of evolution (independent of Charles Darwin)

DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace

Lila Acheson Wallace orig. Lila Bell Acheson born Nov. 12, 1889, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. died March 30, 1981, Mount Kisco, N.Y. born Dec. 25, 1889, Virden, Man., Can. died May 8, 1984, Mount Kisco U.S. publishers and founders of Reader's Digest magazine. DeWitt Wallace began an index of favourite magazine articles while he was a college student, and he developed the idea of a pocket-sized digest of popular articles while recuperating from wounds suffered in World War I. Lila Acheson, a minister's daughter, worked in social services during the war. The two were married in 1921. After various publishers rejected the digest idea, they began publishing Reader's Digest themselves on a low budget and had rapid success. DeWitt Wallace served as editor until 1965. They had no heirs but supported numerous philanthropic causes; the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund has been a major benefactor of the arts and culture

Edgar Wallace

born April 1, 1875, Greenwich, London, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1932, Hollywood, Calif., U.S. British novelist, playwright, and journalist. He held odd jobs, served in the army, and was a reporter before producing his first success, The Four Just Men (1905). With works such as Sanders of the River (1911), The Crimson Circle (1922), The Flying Squad (1928), and The Terror (1930), he virtually invented the modern "thriller"; the plots of his detective and suspense stories are complex but clearly developed, and they are known for their exciting climaxes. His output (including 175 books) was prodigious and his rate of production so great as to be the subject of humour. His literary reputation has suffered since his death

George C Wallace

born Aug. 25, 1919, Clio, Ala., U.S. died Sept. 13, 1998, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. politician. He served in the Alabama state legislature (1947-53). As a circuit court judge (1953-59), he was known for his resistance to federal investigations of racial discrimination. Campaigning as a segregationist, he was elected governor in 1963 and kept his pledge "to stand in the schoolhouse door" to prevent enrollment of African American students at the University of Alabama. He yielded only in the face of the federalized National Guard. Further confrontations made him a nationwide symbol of Southern opposition to racial integration. He formed the American Independent Party and was its presidential candidate in 1968, winning 13% of the popular vote. He again served as governor (1971-79). While campaigning for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, he was shot in an assassination attempt and left partly paralyzed. In the 1980s he renounced his segregationist views, and he won his last term as governor (1983-87) with support from African American voters

George Corley Wallace

born Aug. 25, 1919, Clio, Ala., U.S. died Sept. 13, 1998, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. politician. He served in the Alabama state legislature (1947-53). As a circuit court judge (1953-59), he was known for his resistance to federal investigations of racial discrimination. Campaigning as a segregationist, he was elected governor in 1963 and kept his pledge "to stand in the schoolhouse door" to prevent enrollment of African American students at the University of Alabama. He yielded only in the face of the federalized National Guard. Further confrontations made him a nationwide symbol of Southern opposition to racial integration. He formed the American Independent Party and was its presidential candidate in 1968, winning 13% of the popular vote. He again served as governor (1971-79). While campaigning for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, he was shot in an assassination attempt and left partly paralyzed. In the 1980s he renounced his segregationist views, and he won his last term as governor (1983-87) with support from African American voters

George Wallace

a US politician in the Democratic Party who was Governor of Alabama for most of the period between 1963 and 1987. Many people consider him to be racist because he supported segregation. He was shot in 1972, when he was trying to be chosen to represent the Democratic Party in the election for President, and after that he had to use a wheelchair (1919-98)

George Wallace

{i} (1919-1998) governor of Alabama (USA) who opposed racial integration in Alabama schools in 1963

Harold Wallace Ross

born Nov. 6, 1892, Aspen, Colo., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1951, Boston, Mass. U.S. editor. He worked as a reporter and editor before launching The New Yorker in 1925 with the financial backing of a wealthy friend. The new magazine soon attracted established writers and artists as well as young talent drawn by its innovative style and Ross's encouragement. His famously unvarnished speech and bluster, which seemed at odds with his magazine's sophistication, masked extraordinary editorial instincts and capacities. Ross remained the guiding force behind The New Yorker until his death, though he relinquished many of his duties in his later years

Henry A Wallace

born Oct. 7, 1888, Adair county, Iowa, U.S. died Nov. 18, 1965, Danbury, Conn. U.S. politician. An agricultural expert, he succeeded his father as editor of Wallace's Farmer (1924-33). In 1932 he helped Franklin D. Roosevelt win Iowa. As U.S. secretary of agriculture (1933-40), he shaped the administration's farm policy, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. He served as vice president during Roosevelt's third term but was replaced in 1944 by Harry S. Truman. He was later secretary of commerce (1945-46). Very liberal in his views, he helped form the Progressive Party in 1948 and was its candidate against Truman in the presidential election, receiving more than one million votes. He wrote several books, including Sixty Million Jobs (1945)

Henry Agard Wallace

born Oct. 7, 1888, Adair county, Iowa, U.S. died Nov. 18, 1965, Danbury, Conn. U.S. politician. An agricultural expert, he succeeded his father as editor of Wallace's Farmer (1924-33). In 1932 he helped Franklin D. Roosevelt win Iowa. As U.S. secretary of agriculture (1933-40), he shaped the administration's farm policy, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. He served as vice president during Roosevelt's third term but was replaced in 1944 by Harry S. Truman. He was later secretary of commerce (1945-46). Very liberal in his views, he helped form the Progressive Party in 1948 and was its candidate against Truman in the presidential election, receiving more than one million votes. He wrote several books, including Sixty Million Jobs (1945)

Lew Wallace

born April 10, 1827, Brookville, Ind., U.S. died Feb. 15, 1905, Crawfordsville, Ind. U.S. writer. The son of Indiana's governor, he served in the Mexican War and in the American Civil War, in which he rose to the rank of major general. Later he returned to law practice, interrupted by two diplomatic postings. His literary reputation rests on three historical novels: The Fair God (1873), on the Spanish conquest of Mexico; The Prince of India (1893), on the Byzantine Empire; and, above all, the enormously popular Ben-Hur (1880; films, 1925, 1959), a romantic tale set in the Roman Empire during the time of Christ

Lewis Wallace

born April 10, 1827, Brookville, Ind., U.S. died Feb. 15, 1905, Crawfordsville, Ind. U.S. writer. The son of Indiana's governor, he served in the Mexican War and in the American Civil War, in which he rose to the rank of major general. Later he returned to law practice, interrupted by two diplomatic postings. His literary reputation rests on three historical novels: The Fair God (1873), on the Spanish conquest of Mexico; The Prince of India (1893), on the Byzantine Empire; and, above all, the enormously popular Ben-Hur (1880; films, 1925, 1959), a romantic tale set in the Roman Empire during the time of Christ

Mike Wallace

orig. Myron Leon Wallace born May 9, 1918, Brookline, Mass., U.S. U.S. television interviewer and reporter. After graduating from the University of Michigan (1939), he worked as an announcer and newscaster on radio, delving into various programs, including talk shows, quiz shows, serials, and the news. He served as a naval communications officer during World War II and was subsequently hired as a radio reporter in Chicago. He began to work on television in the 1950s, hosting several television quiz shows. He joined CBS as a reporter in 1963 and was coeditor of the long-running 60 Minutes from its first program in 1968. Noted for his aggressive, bruising style (which led some of his guests to experience "Mike fright"), he traveled the world interviewing some of the most famous and powerful figures, and he won numerous Emmy Awards

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace

born April 1, 1875, Greenwich, London, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1932, Hollywood, Calif., U.S. British novelist, playwright, and journalist. He held odd jobs, served in the army, and was a reporter before producing his first success, The Four Just Men (1905). With works such as Sanders of the River (1911), The Crimson Circle (1922), The Flying Squad (1928), and The Terror (1930), he virtually invented the modern "thriller"; the plots of his detective and suspense stories are complex but clearly developed, and they are known for their exciting climaxes. His output (including 175 books) was prodigious and his rate of production so great as to be the subject of humour. His literary reputation has suffered since his death

Sir William Wallace

a Scottish soldier and politician, who was a leader of the fight to keep Scotland independent of England. After being defeated in battle by the English king, Edward I, he was taken to London and hanged. In Scotland people regard him as a national hero (1272-1305)

William Roy DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace

Lila Acheson Wallace orig. Lila Bell Acheson born Nov. 12, 1889, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. died March 30, 1981, Mount Kisco, N.Y. born Dec. 25, 1889, Virden, Man., Can. died May 8, 1984, Mount Kisco U.S. publishers and founders of Reader's Digest magazine. DeWitt Wallace began an index of favourite magazine articles while he was a college student, and he developed the idea of a pocket-sized digest of popular articles while recuperating from wounds suffered in World War I. Lila Acheson, a minister's daughter, worked in social services during the war. The two were married in 1921. After various publishers rejected the digest idea, they began publishing Reader's Digest themselves on a low budget and had rapid success. DeWitt Wallace served as editor until 1965. They had no heirs but supported numerous philanthropic causes; the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund has been a major benefactor of the arts and culture

William Sir Wallace

born 1279, probably near Paisley, Renfrew, Scot. died Aug. 23, 1305, London, Eng. Scottish national hero. Son of a small landowner, he began his attacks on English settlements and garrisons in 1297, after Edward I declared himself ruler of Scotland. His army defeated a much larger English force at Stirling Bridge, captured Stirling Castle, and then ravaged northern England, for which Wallace was knighted and proclaimed guardian of the Scottish kingdom. In 1298 Edward I invaded Scotland and defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk. Disgraced, Wallace resigned his guardianship and was replaced by the future Robert I but apparently continued to fight a guerrilla war. In 1305 he was arrested by the English and hanged, then disemboweled, beheaded, and quartered. The next year Robert raised the rebellion that eventually won independence for Scotland

Silbentrennung

Wal·lace

Türkische aussprache

wôlıs

Aussprache

/ˈwôləs/ /ˈwɔːləs/

Etymologie

[ 'wä-l&s ] (biographical name.) An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton , from Old French waleis "foreign".