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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet, chevalier de
Born August 1, 1744 • France
Died December 18, 1829 (aged 85) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Flore francaise” • “Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres” • “Hydrogéologie” • “Philosophie zoologique”
Subjects Of Study invertebrate • Lamarckism • evolution • taxonomy

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