Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
French naturalist
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck, often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution occurred and proceeded in... Wikipedia
Born: August 1, 1744, Bazentin, France
Died: December 18, 1829 (age 85 years), Paris, France
Influenced: Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, William McDougall, and more
Full name: Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck
Grandchild: Louise Marie de Monet de Lamarck
Children: Auguste de Lamarck