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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck | |
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 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck | |
| Born | August 1, 1744 Bazentin, Picardie |
| Died | December 18, 1829 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Evolution; inheritance of acquired characters. Influenced Geoffroy |
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| Institutions | French Academy of Sciences; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle; Jardin des Plantes |
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck, usually known as Lamarck, (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829) was a French soldier, naturalist and member of the French Academy. He was one of the first people to suggest that organisms changed in accordance with natural laws. This is known as evolution.
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