Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a pioneering French naturalist best known for proposing an early theory of evolution based on the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Baptiste Lamarck canonical | 15 |
| Lamarck | 3 |
| Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450846 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Context triple: [Lamarckism, namedAfter, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]
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A.
Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier was a pioneering French naturalist and zoologist regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology, known for establishing extinction as a scientific fact.
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B.
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, and philosopher known for his influential work in evolutionary theory, detailed biological illustrations, and the popularization of Darwin’s ideas in continental Europe.
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C.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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D.
Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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E.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Target entity description: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a pioneering French naturalist best known for proposing an early theory of evolution based on the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
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A.
Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier was a pioneering French naturalist and zoologist regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology, known for establishing extinction as a scientific fact.
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B.
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, and philosopher known for his influential work in evolutionary theory, detailed biological illustrations, and the popularization of Darwin’s ideas in continental Europe.
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C.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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D.
Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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E.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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biologist ⓘ botanist ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1744-08-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bazentin, Picardy, France ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris (grave later lost) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1829-12-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
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| employer |
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
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linked to:
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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| familyName |
Lamarck
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linked to:
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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| fieldOfWork |
botany
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evolutionary biology ⓘ invertebrate zoology ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck
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linked to:
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Baptiste ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Darwin
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Ernst Haeckel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classification of invertebrate animals
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coining the term "invertebrates" ⓘ concept of use and disuse of organs ⓘ early theory of evolution ⓘ theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryService | French Army ⓘ |
| movement | pre-Darwinian evolutionary thought ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Baptiste Lamarck ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flore française
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Philosophie zoologique ⓘ Système des animaux sans vertèbres ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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biologist ⓘ botanist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of "insects, worms and microscopic animals" at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
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professor of invertebrate zoology ⓘ |
| proposedConcept |
adaptation through use and disuse of organs
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gradual transformation of species over time ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork |
1801 (Système des animaux sans vertèbres)
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1809 (Philosophie zoologique) ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| theory |
inheritance of acquired characteristics
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transformism ⓘ |
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Subject: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Description of subject: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a pioneering French naturalist best known for proposing an early theory of evolution based on the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
subject linked to:
Bazentin, Picardy, France
subject linked to:
Georges-Louis
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck