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William Charles Wells

Scottish-American physician and printer

  • Fame44.5
  • Momentum2.7
  • Wikipedia262
Lived 1757–1817, aged 60United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    14 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1757–1817
    Aged 60
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-13

William Charles Wells was a Scottish-American physician and printer. He lived a life of extraordinary variety, did some notable medical research, and made the first clear statement about natural selection. He applied the idea to the origin of different skin colours in human races, and from the context it seems he thought it might be applied more widely. Charles Darwin said: "[Wells] distinctly recognises the principle of natural selection, and this is the first recognition which has been indicated".

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44.5
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Momentum2.7
Historical12.0
Source confidence60.0
Completeness35.0
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