Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a French naturalist and botanist who made significant contributions to the field of biology. He is best known for his work on the development of the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics. Lamarck was born in 1744 and died in 1829. He was a professor of botany at the University of Paris and was elected to the French Academy of Sciences. Lamarck's work had a significant impact on the development of modern biology.