Wallace

Wallace
I. biographical name Alfred Russel 1823-1913 English naturalist II. biographical name George Corley 1919-1998 American politician III. biographical name Henry Agard 1888-1965 American agriculturist, editor, & politician; vice president of the United States (1941-45) IV. biographical name Lewis 1827-1905 Lew Wallace American lawyer, general, & novelist V. biographical name Sir William circa 1270-1305 Scottish patriot

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  • Wallace — may refer to:PeoplePeople with the surname Wallace: *Wallace (surname)Fictional people with Wallace as the full name: * Wallace, a character on The Wire * Wallace, the principal character in the British animated series Wallace and Gromit *Wallace …   Wikipedia

  • Wallace — Wallace, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 329 Housing Units (2000): 145 Land area (2000): 0.703754 sq. miles (1.822715 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.703754 sq. miles (1.822715… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wallace — steht für: Wallace (Clan), ein schottischer Clan Wallace (Familienname), der Familienname Wallace Wallace (Vorname), der Vorname Wallace Wallace Gromit, eine der beiden Hauptfiguren der Animationsfilme Wallace Brunnen, öffentliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wallace — (Alfred Russel) (1823 1913) naturaliste anglais. Explorateur de l Australie, il fonda la biogéographie. Wallace (Edgar) (1875 1932) auteur anglais de nombreux romans policiers: le Masque jaune. Wallace (Lewis, dit Lew) (1827 1905) romancier… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Wallace — Wallace, Alfred Russell Wallace, Edgar Wallace, George Corley Wallace, Henry Agard Wallace, Lewis * * * (as used in expressions) Carothers, W(allace) H(ume) Eckert, Wallace J(ohn) Ross, Harold W(allace) Stegner, Wallace (Earle) Stevens, Wallace …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wallace —   [ wɔlɪs],    1) Alfred Russel, britischer Zoologe und Forschungsreisender, * Usk (County Gwent) 8. 1. 1823, ✝ Broadstone (County Dorset) 7. 11. 1913; Forschungsreisen u. a. im Amazonas und Rio Negro Gebiet (zuerst mit H. W. Bates) sowie im… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • WALLACE (A. R.) — WALLACE ALFRED RUSSEL (1823 1913) Naturaliste anglais, l’un des fondateurs de la zoogéographie. Wallace accompagne son maître, l’entomologiste H. W. Bates, dans son exploration de l’Amazonie (1848), puis s’en sépare et demeure au Brésil jusqu’en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • WALLACE (W.) — WALLACE sir WILLIAM (1270 1305) Second fils d’un chevalier écossais, William Wallace n’apparaît dans l’histoire qu’en mai 1297, après la déposition de John de Balliol et la confiscation de la monarchie écossaise par Édouard Ier d’Angleterre. Les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Wallace — Wallace, George (1919 98) 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Wallace, CA — U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 96 Land area (2000): 4.242522 sq. miles (10.988080 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.090087 sq. miles (0.233323 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.332609 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wallace, ID — U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 960 Housing Units (2000): 587 Land area (2000): 0.869246 sq. miles (2.251336 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.869246 sq. miles (2.251336 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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