Alfred Russel Wallace vs Thomas Henry Huxley
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1825 to 1895.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913)
- — Born in Llanbadoc, Wales Verified
- — Worked as a land surveyor with his brother William Verified
- — Expedition to the Amazon basin Verified
- — Lost his collections in a ship fire at sea Verified
- — Expedition through the Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Joint Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection read at the Linnean Society Verified
- — Married Annie Mitten Verified
- — Published The Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died at Broadstone, Dorset Verified
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)
- — Born in Ealing, England Verified
- — Studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Verified
- — Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake as assistant surgeon Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society at age 25 Verified
- — Appointed lecturer at the Royal School of Mines Verified
- — Married Henrietta Anne Heathorn Verified
- — Debated evolution with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce at Oxford Verified
- — Published Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Verified
- — Served as President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified