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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated the ancient folk wisdom of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated the ancient folk wisdom of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
The long neck of the giraffe is often used as an example in popular explanations of Lamarckism. However, this was only a small part of his theory of e
The long neck of the giraffe is often used as an example in popular explanations of Lamarckism. However, this was only a small part of his theory of evolution towards "perfection"; it was a hypothetical illustration; and he used it to discuss his theory of heredity, not evolution.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard tried to demonstrate Lamarckism by mutilating guinea pigs.
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard tried to demonstrate Lamarckism by mutilating guinea pigs.
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Lamarck by Charles Thévenin, c. 1802
Lamarck by Charles Thévenin, c. 1802
Lamarck, late in life
Lamarck, late in life
Statue of Lamarck by Léon Fagel in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
Statue of Lamarck by Léon Fagel in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris