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Removed earlier 'throwaway' comments re Lamarck in favor of biographical account
Jean Baptiste Lamarck was the first scientist to come up with the idea of evolution (though a different version than [[Darwin]]'s). Lamarck suggested that giraffes got long necks by stretching to reach trees, when clearly they got long necks because [[God]] wanted them to be long. Lamarck is now an object of derision amongst scientists, much like Darwin will be in a year or two.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck was the first scientist to come up with the idea of evolution (though a different version than [[Darwin]]'s).
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet was born in the village of Bazentin-le-Petit in the north of France, on August 1, 1744. He was the youngest of eleven children in a family with a centuries-old tradition of military service; his father and several of his brothers were soldiers.
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet was born in the village of Bazentin-le-Petit in the north of France, on August 1, 1744. He was the youngest of eleven children in a family with a centuries-old tradition of military service; his father and several of his brothers were soldiers.