Men of Inspiration
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Whatever the reason for the criteria, it certainly is broad enough to provide hours of discussion. The Commonwealth stretches far and wide and has a long history.
And of course John Paul Jones
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Wrong John Paul Jones. I was talking about the Scotish sailor.
John Paul Jones (musician) - Wikipedia
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Come on, if we males had started talking about 'hotties' on a thread about inspirational British women we'd have been keelhauled!
Not by me, forraging for hotties is always acceptableCome on, if we males had started talking about 'hotties' on a thread about inspirational British women we'd have been keelhauled!
Alfred Russel Wallace - the Welshman that Charles Darwin shafted
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Alfred Russel Wallace - Wikipedia
Alfred Russel Wallace - the Welshman that Charles Darwin shafted
Alfred Russel Wallace - Wikipedia
Still waving that little welsh dragon Broc??
My history is terrible - how did he shaft him ?? Not pay him the full amount of dowry for a sheep??
Still waving that little welsh dragon Broc??
My history is terrible - how did he shaft him ?? Not pay him the full amount of dowry for a sheep??
Took all the credit for the theory of evolution despite Wallace having pre-presented and included some of Wallace's work in his own publications - Wallace was a commoner, had no 'family' money so couldn't get the backing from high society. Towards the end of his life Darwin helped organise a 'small' pension for him - guilt or what?
Only joking really; there's always a third truth
They had similar work at similar times, Darwin got a lot more recognition. I think you knew that though, and wanted a fight over welshcakeMy history is terrible - how did he shaft him ?? Not pay him the full amount of dowry for a sheep??
Mention of Charles Darwin reminds me that his cousin Francis Dalton may be worth including. Although Dalton's reputation has suffered recently because of his views on eugenics, he wrote the Handbook for Travellers which was much valued by Victorian adventurers, some of whom have been nominated above.
Wallace is my man, not Darwin.
He was both deeply religious and a poet.
(But Darwin wrote the better travel book...)
He was both deeply religious and a poet.
(But Darwin wrote the better travel book...)
