Editing Alfred Russel Wallace (section)

=== Centenary celebrations ===
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[[File:Bronze statue of Alfred Russel Wallace.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Anthony Smith (sculptor)|Anthony Smith's]] statue of Wallace, looking up at a bronze model of a [[Ornithoptera croesus|Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly]]. Natural History Museum, London, unveiled 7 November 2013.|alt=photograph of a statue of Wallace in London]]

The [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]], London, co-ordinated [[Alfred Russel Wallace centenary|commemorative events for the Wallace centenary]] worldwide in the 'Wallace100' project in 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jan/20/alfred-russel-wallace-forgotten-man-evolution | title=Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment | newspaper=The Guardian | date=20 January 2013 | access-date=6 October 2013 | author=McKie, Robin}}</ref><ref name=NHM>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/wallace/index.html | title=Wallace100 – celebrating Alfred Russel Wallace's life and legacy | publisher=Natural History Museum | year=2013 | access-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> On 24 January, his portrait was unveiled in the Main Hall of the museum by [[Bill Bailey]], a fervent admirer.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jan/20/alfred-russel-wallace-forgotten-man-evolution "Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031163210/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jan/20/alfred-russel-wallace-forgotten-man-evolution |date=31 October 2022 }} ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 3 May 2013.</ref> Bailey further championed Wallace in his 2013 [[BBC Two]] series "Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/posts/Bill-Baileys-Jungle-Hero-An-audience-with-the-Sultan Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero: An audience with the sultan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031163218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/entries/42aee192-d20c-3109-b7a9-19d3c5787b7e |date=31 October 2022 }} ''BBC TV Blog''. Retrieved 3 May 2013.</ref> On 7 November 2013, the 100th anniversary of Wallace's death, Sir [[David Attenborough]] unveiled a statue of Wallace at the museum.<ref>[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2013/november/sir-david-attenborough-unveils-wallace-statue125452.html Natural History Museum: David Attenborough unveils Wallace Statue] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113140230/http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2013/november/sir-david-attenborough-unveils-wallace-statue125452.html |date=13 November 2013 }}. Retrieved 13 November 2013.</ref> The statue, sculpted by [[Anthony Smith (sculptor)|Anthony Smith]], was donated by the A. R. Wallace Memorial Fund.<ref>[https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/bronze-statue-wallace "Bronze statue of Wallace"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204225020/https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/bronze-statue-wallace |date=4 February 2022 }}. Retrieved 10 January 2014.</ref> It depicts Wallace as a young man, collecting in the jungle. November 2013 marked the debut of ''The Animated Life of A. R. Wallace'', a paper-puppet animation film dedicated to Wallace's centennial.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Lichtman|first1=Flora|title=The Animated Life of A.R. Wallace|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/opinion/the-animated-life-of-ar-wallace.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/opinion/the-animated-life-of-ar-wallace.html |archive-date=1 January 2022 |url-access=limited|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 November 2013|access-date=27 June 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In addition, Bailey unveiled a bust of Wallace, sculpted by Felicity Crawley, in Twyn Square in [[Usk]], Monmouthshire in November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/news/comedian-to-unveil-bronze-bust-of-famous-son-wallace-75960 |first=Nick |last=Hartland |title=Comedian to unveil bust of famous son Wallace |work=Abergavenny Chronicle |date=6 November 2021 |access-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811063826/https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/news/comedian-to-unveil-bronze-bust-of-famous-son-wallace-75960 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>