Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: Father of Evolutionary Theory and Botanical Protector

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a French naturalist and pioneer in evolutionary thought.

The Father of Evolutionary Theory December 18, 1829  Today is the anniversary of the death of a French naturalist, biologist, and academic, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. Lamarck died lonely, blind, and impoverished in Paris on this day in 1829. He was buried in a common grave. Regarded as the Father of Evolutionary Theory, Lamarck paved the way…

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