FAQ About Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace conceived the theory of natural selection during his explorations in the Malay Archipelago. While suffering from a fever in Ternate, he connected his observations of species variation to the idea of survival of the fittest, leading him to formulate his theory on evolution through natural selection. This was outlined in his essay "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type," which was sent to Darwin in 1858.