Article ID: CBB000931215

Alfred Russel Wallace, Journalist (2008)

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To date little attention has been paid to how Alfred Russel Wallace's skill as a writer helped advance his career. Here, a small discovery is reported which contributes to such an understanding: Wallace apparently had a standing arrangement with a London magazine to provide eyes-in-the-field reports when he set out for Singapore in early 1854.

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Description On his arrangement with a London magazine to report for them during his Singapore trip in 1854.


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Authors & Contributors
van Wyhe, John
Medina Precioso, Juan Ramón
Guevara, Lázaro
Burnet, Ian
Tan, Kevin Y. L.
Barnard, Timothy P.
Concepts
Natural history
Field work
Evolution
Biogeography
Species concept (biology)
Biological diversity; biodiversity
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century
18th century
Places
Singapore
Great Britain
Amazon River Region (South America)
Malay; Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Edinburgh
Institutions
Natural History Museum (London, England)
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