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Alfred Russel Wallace: The man who saw the invisible logic of life in the forests of Indonesia

While the world remembers Darwin's voyage on the Beagle, Alfred Russel Wallace's eight years in the Malay Archipelago . specifically within the borders of moder

Akhyari Hananto
Akhyari Hananto
May 2, 2026 9:05 AM GMT+7
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While the world remembers Darwin's voyage on the Beagle, Alfred Russel Wallace's eight years in the Malay Archipelago . specifically within the borders of modern-day Indonesia . remain the most concentrated period of biological discovery in human history.

Wallace didn't just collect animals. He lived among the Dyak people, explored the Rio Negro, and navigated the treacherous straits of the archipelago. Indonesia was not just a backdrop. It was the primary source material for the theory of Natural Selection.

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