sentences:  He was the elder of two brothers and was educated at Madras Academy (now Bell Baxter High School) in Cupar before going on to St Andrews University to study arts.He developed a strong interest in the natural world, which led him to spend much time on walks in the countryside, cycling, botany and mountaineering.Although his parents had encouraged him to take up the study of theology as a precursor to a career in the clergy, Wallace realised that this would not best suit him and chose instead to study the Classics.