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After peace was declared in 1763, Lamarck spent five years on garrison duty in the south of France, until an accidental injury forced him to leave the army. After working as a bank clerk in Paris for a while, Lamarck began to study medicine and botany, at which he rapidly became expert; in 1778 his book on the plants of France, ''Flore Française'', was published to great acclaim, in part thanks to the support of [[Buffon]].

After peace was declared in 1763, Lamarck spent five years on garrison duty in the south of France, until an accidental injury forced him to leave the army. After working as a bank clerk in Paris for a while, Lamarck began to study medicine and botany, at which he rapidly became expert; in 1778 his book on the plants of France, ''Flore Française'', was published to great acclaim, in part thanks to the support of [[Buffon]].

On the strength of ''Flore Française'', Lamarck was made assistant botanist at the royal botanical garden, the Jardin des Plantes. In 1793, his became the ''Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle'' (National Museum of Natural History). This institution boasted 12 professors in 12 different scientifuc fields. Lamarck was  

On the strength of ''Flore Française'', Lamarck was made assistant botanist at the royal botanical garden, the Jardin des Plantes. In 1793, his became the ''Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle'' (National Museum of Natural History). This institution boasted 12 professors in 12 different scientific fields. Lamarck was  

appointed professor of the natural history of insects and worms, something he knew nothing about at the time! It was also seen as the lowliest position, since few naturalists of the 18th Century considered insects and worms worthy of study.

appointed professor of the natural history of insects and worms, something he knew nothing about at the time! It was also seen as the lowliest position, since few naturalists of the 18th Century considered insects and worms worthy of study.