Ternate paper of Alfred Russel Wallace, notes 4 and 5

Notes

Wallace's Ternate Paper

Note 4
John-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), French biologist, best known for his theory of evolution, which was predicated on the "inheritance of acquired characteristics." In his day no one understood the basic mechanism of heredity, and today there are no reputable biologists who take the Lamarckian view. Lamarck's contribution to science is nonetheless substantial: with the publication of his Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres (1815-1822), he established himself as the founder of modern invertebrate morphology and taxonomy. In addition, he was a competent paleontologist. Lamarck was disappointed with the public response to his work, and became increasingly embittered with age. Living alone, he died blind and in poverty.

Note 5
Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), brilliant British anatomist and paleontologist, author of the classic Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus (1832). He was eventually to become an opponent of his long-time friend and colleague Charles Darwin, and wrote a very hostile review of On the Origin of Species. Later he became more accepting of natural selection, but then asserted that he himself had discovered the principle.

Revised 29 March 1998

Notes	Wallace's Ternate Paper
Note 4	John-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), French biologist, best known for his theory of evolution, which was predicated on the "inheritance of acquired characteristics." In his day no one understood the basic mechanism of heredity, and today there are no reputable biologists who take the Lamarckian view. Lamarck's contribution to science is nonetheless substantial: with the publication of his Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres (1815-1822), he established himself as the founder of modern invertebrate morphology and taxonomy. In addition, he was a competent paleontologist. Lamarck was disappointed with the public response to his work, and became increasingly embittered with age. Living alone, he died blind and in poverty.
Note 5	Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), brilliant British anatomist and paleontologist, author of the classic Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus (1832). He was eventually to become an opponent of his long-time friend and colleague Charles Darwin, and wrote a very hostile review of On the Origin of Species. Later he became more accepting of natural selection, but then asserted that he himself had discovered the principle.
	Revised 29 March 1998