Dr. George Beccaloni

Dr. George Beccaloni is a zoologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He worked at London’s Natural History Museum for more than 20 years on butterflies and other insects.

George has studied Wallace’s life and work for more than 20 years. He is the founder and Director of the Wallace Correspondence Project. In 1999, he set up the Wallace Memorial Fund. It’s restored Wallace’s grave in Dorset and paid for several memorials to him. Including a magnificent bronze statue now in the Natural History Museum in London.

He enjoys natural history photography and travel and has visited Indonesia many times, including as a ship’s naturalist on many SeaTrek tours.