Wallace
Encyclopedia
People
- Wallace (surname)Wallace (surname)-People:* A. J. Wallace , American football player* Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist, who identified the Wallace Line and co-discovered natural selection* Andy Wallace * Andy Wallace...
- Richard Horatio Edgar WallaceEdgar WallaceRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
(1875–1932), English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. - Clan WallaceClan Wallace-Origins of the clan:The Wallace family first came to Scotland with a Norman family in the 11th century. King David was eager to extend the benefits of Norman influence and gave grants to the nobles of the south. Among them was Walter Fitzallan, who the Scottish king appointed his Steward in 1136...
in Scotland - William WallaceWilliam WallaceSir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
, a famous Scottish knight, and Guardian of Scotland - Alfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist...
, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist best known for independently proposing a theory of evolution
Fiction
- Wallace (Sin City)Wallace (Sin City)Wallace is the protagonist of Hell and Back, the longest of the Sin City yarns written by Frank Miller.Wallace starts off as an ex-military civilian...
, protagonist of the Sin City graphic novels - Wallace Breen, primary antagonist of the 2004 computer game Half-Life 2
- Wallace (The Wire)Wallace (The Wire)Wallace is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Michael B. Jordan. Wallace is a 16-year-old drug dealer for the Barksdale Organization, who works in the low-rise projects crew known as "The Pit" with his friends and fellow dealers Bodie Broadus and Poot Carr...
, character on The Wire - Wallace, principal character in the British animated series Wallace and GromitWallace and GromitWallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...
- Eli WallaceEli WallaceEli Wallace is a fictional character in the Canadian-American television series Stargate Universe, a science fiction drama centering on the adventures of a present-day, multinational scientific team unable to return to Earth after an evacuation to the Ancient spaceship Destiny, which is traveling...
, a main character on Stargate Universe. - Wallace FennelWallace FennelWallace Fennel is a fictional character on UPN/The CW television series Veronica Mars, which debuted during the fall 2004 season on UPN. He is portrayed by Percy Daggs III.- Background :...
, a character on Veronica Mars. - Wallace, a character in the PokémonPokémonis a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
universe
Places in Canada
- Wallace, Nova ScotiaWallace, Nova ScotiaWallace is a Canadian rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Originally called Remsheg, meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language. The homes of the Acadians who lived in the village were burned as part of the Bay of Fundy Campaign during the French and Indian War...
, rural community - Wallace Ridge, Nova ScotiaWallace Ridge, Nova ScotiaWallace Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County .-References:*...
- Wallace, OntarioWallace, OntarioWallace is a community in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Perth Line 88 and Perth Road 146. Although the hamlet is referred to as Wallace on many maps, it is known by locals as "Wallaceville". The name "Wallaceville" is shown on the community's entrance signs...
, community - Wallace No. 243, SaskatchewanWallace No. 243, SaskatchewanWallace No. 243 is a rural municipality of 901 residents in the east-central part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 11, 1911...
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Places in the United States
- Wallace HouseWallace HouseWallace House or Wallace Farm may refer to:in the United States *J. N. Wallace House, Boise, Idaho, listed on the NRHP in Idaho*Gen. Lew Wallace Study, Crawfordsville, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Indiana...
, several historic structures - Baldwin-Wallace CollegeBaldwin-Wallace CollegeBaldwin–Wallace College is a liberal arts college in Berea, Ohio, founded in 1845. It is home to the Riemenschneider-Bach Institute and the Baldwin–Wallace Conservatory of Music, an internationally renowned music school. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Students receive a...
, Berea, Ohio - Wallace, CaliforniaWallace, CaliforniaWallace is a census-designated place at the far west edge of Calaveras County, California, United States on State Route 12. The population was 403 at the 2010 census, up from 220 at the 2000 census.-The town's name:...
, census-designated place - Wallace, IdahoWallace, IdahoWallace is a historic city in the Panhandle region of the U.S. state of Idaho and the county seat of Shoshone County in the Silver Valley mining district...
, town - Wallace, IndianaWallace, IndianaWallace, originally named Jacksonville, is a town located in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 105.- History :...
, town - Wallace, KansasWallace, KansasWallace is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 57.-History:The city began with the establishment of Fort Wallace, ordered built by General William Sherman.-Geography:...
, city - Wallace, LouisianaWallace, LouisianaWallace is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 570 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, census-designated place - Wallace, Michigan, community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Wallace, Alcona County, Michigan
- Wallace, MissouriWallace, MissouriWallace is an unincorporated community in southern Buchanan County, Missouri . It is located about twelve miles northwest of Platte City. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Dearborn....
, an unincorporated community - Wallace, NebraskaWallace, NebraskaWallace is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wallace is located at ....
, village - Wallace, North CarolinaWallace, North CarolinaWallace is a town in Duplin county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,344 at the 2000 census.The Pender County portion of Wallace is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, town - Wallace, South CarolinaWallace, South CarolinaWallace is an unincorporated community in northwestern Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 with SC 9 and SC 177, northwest of the city of Bennettsville, the county seat of Marlboro County. Its elevation is 151&feet...
, unincorporated community - Wallace, South DakotaWallace, South DakotaWallace is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 85 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area....
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Other places
- Wallace (lunar crater)Wallace (lunar crater)Wallace is the remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava. It lies in the southeastern part of Mare Imbrium, to the northeast of the crater Eratosthenes. The crater rim forms a somewhat polygonal outline, and is broken in the southeast. The floor is flat and devoid of significant...
- Wallace LineWallace LineThe Wallace Line separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia. West of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origin is present...
, divides the ecology of Asia and Australia - Wallace MonumentWallace MonumentThe National Wallace Monument is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero....
, Stirling, Scotland - Wallace Air StationWallace Air StationWallace Air Station was a United States Air Force facility located in San Fernando, La Union, Luzon Island, The Philippines.-History and Background:...
, former US Air Force station in the Philippines - Wallace, VictoriaWallace, VictoriaWallace is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne.The township was established in the 1880s, the Post Office opening on 22 February 1885....
, town in Australia - Wallace Elementary
Other uses
- The Wallace and Ladmo ShowThe Wallace and Ladmo ShowThe Wallace and Ladmo Show, also known as It's Wallace? and Wallace & Company, was a children's television show produced by and aired on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona.-History:...
, children's television program - Wallace fountainWallace fountainWallace fountains are public drinking fountains designed by Charles-Auguste Lebourg that appear in the form of small cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. They are named after the Englishman Richard Wallace, who financed...
, public drinking fountains in Paris - Wallace treeWallace treeA Wallace tree is an efficient hardware implementation of a digital circuit that multiplies two integers, devised by an Australian Computer Scientist Chris Wallace in 1964.The Wallace tree has three steps:...
, hardware implementation of digital circuit that multiplies two integers - Wallace v. JaffreeWallace v. JaffreeWallace v. Jaffree, , was a United States Supreme Court case deciding on the issue of silent school prayer.An Alabama law authorized teachers to set aside one minute at the start of each day for a moment of "silent meditation or voluntary prayer," and sometimes the teacher of the classroom asked...
, 1985 US Supreme Court case - HMS Wallace, two ships in the Royal Navy
- Wallace (currently Wallace VI), St. BernardSt. Bernard-People:*Saint Bernard of Clairvaux *Saint Bernard of Menthon *Saint Bernard of Thiron , founder of the Tironensian Order*Saint Bernard of Vienne *Saint Bernard degli Uberti -People:*Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)*Saint Bernard of Menthon (923–1008)*Saint Bernard of Thiron (1046–1117),...
mascot of The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)The Canadian Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based on Vancouver Island British Columbia.The regiment is located in Victoria, Nanaimo, and Courtenay, British Columbia...
See also
- Wallis (disambiguation)
- The Wallace (disambiguation)