Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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 accordance with natural laws.

1 August 1744

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Bettina Arndt • Brandt Jobe • Christofer Heimeroth • Craig Clarke • Dmitry Filippov (politician) • Edward Kelley • Francesco Gavazzi • Frank Worrell • Hannah Hauxwell • Hasan Şaş • Iago Aspas • Jacob Matlala • Rob Buck • Robert James Waller • Romain Barras • Roy Williams (basketball coach) • Saleh Gomaa • Stacey Augmon • Tendai Mtawarira • Veerle Dejaeghere • W. D. Hamilton

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