Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 û 1829) was a French soldier, naturalist, academic, and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. He developed a particular interest in botany, and later, after he published a three-volume work Flora Française, he gained membership of the French Academy of Sciences in 1779.

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