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Tag: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

  • Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829): Pioneer of evolutionary thought

    The French naturalist and biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was one of the earliest proponents of the evolutionary theory. Born in 1744 into an aristocratic family in Bazentin-le-Petit, Picardy, he initially pursued a military career but following a severe illness turned to zoology and botany. By the late eighteenth century, he had established himself as an eminent…