BIOLOGISTS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Lamarck, Jean Baptiste (Pierre Antoine) (1744-1829) French naturalist and pre-Darwinian evolutionist. Lamarck served in the French army, developed an interest in botany, and became keeper of the royal garden (1774) and, later, Professor of Invertebrate Zoology at the Museum of Natural History, Paris (1793). In his Philosophie zoologique (1809), he proposed that the environment causes organisms to acquire small changes which are then passed on to their descendants. Related entry    • evolutionary theory and extraterrestrial life Related category    • BIOLOGISTS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP