Medals of such historic significance are extremely rare and they bear testament to Wallaces enormous contribution to the revolutionary scientific discoveries of the 19th century which remain hugely relevant today. James Morton, Director of Auctioneers Morton & Eden, said: It is a huge honour to offer these medals at auction.
ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS AUCTION PLUS
Aside from many shared passions, Sir David Attenborough, like Wallace, was also awarded the Order of Merit in addition to being a Fellow of the Royal Society plus other shared learned societies. A naturalist, geographer, an intrepid explorer, anthropologist, biologist, ornithologist, spiritualist, writer, poet and illustrator, Wallace was also, like Sir David Attenborough, acutely aware of the potentially dangerous environmental impact of human activity on our planet. In Sir David Attenboroughs opinion ∿or me there is no more admirable character in the history of science. Sir David Attenborough, who first encountered Wallaces thrilling and indeed inspiring travel books when he was a young boy, regards Wallace as a hero. The group of 9 significant medals will be sold individually with an overall collective estimate in excess of £52,000. These along with others from Wallaces collection are to be offered at auction in London by Morton & Eden on 20 July. In recognition of his many scientific achievements, Wallace received a number of prestigious medals and awards during his lifetime including the important Darwin-Wallace medal in gold awarded by the Linnean Society of London (est: £10,000-15,000) and the Order of Merit (est: £12,000-£15,000). Together with his contemporary Charles Darwin, Wallace is acknowledged as the co-founder of the theory of natural selection, more commonly termed today as evolution. Alfred Russel Wallace OM, FRS (1823-1913), was one of the greatest scientists and evolutionary thinkers of the modern era.
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