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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: People from Abbeville, People from Amiens, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Vincent Voiture, Yann M'Vila, Amedee Courbet, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Philippe Ermenault, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Julie Coin, Helisenne de Crenne, Paul Bourget, Louis Cordier, Magnentius, Andre Marie Constant Dumeril, Pierre Mac Orlan, Yannick Salem, Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, George Albert Bazaine-Hayter, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, Genevieve Joy, Jean Boulanger, Kevin Hecquefeuille, Philippe Gaumont, Zahir Zerdab, Gilles de Robien, Francois Vatable, Jean-Pierre Pernaut, Gerald of Sauve-Majeure, Charles Cressent, Jacques-Philippe Lallemant, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Charles Francois Lhomond, Francois Louis Bourdon, Nicolas Levasseur, Jean-Louis Baudelocque, Francois Dubois, Teddy Bertin, Guy I de Balliol, Jean Luc Van Den Heede, Simon Maupin, Roland Dorgeles, Hugh de Balliol, Eustace de Balliol, Simone Renant, Claude Tollet, Alfred Letourneur, Bernard Quennehen, Guy II de Balliol, Francois-Xavier Villain, Thomas Roussel, Alfred-Georges Regner, Raphael Poulain, Francois Scellier, Stephane Demilly, Jean-Baptiste Sanson de Pongerville, Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol. Excerpt: Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (1 August 1744, Bazentin, Somme - 18 December 1829), often just known as "Lamarck," was a French soldier, naturalist, academic and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. Lamarck fought in the Pomeranian War with Prussia, and was awarded a commission for bravery on the battlefield. At his post in Monaco, Lamarck became interested in natural history and resolved to study medicine. He retired from the army after being injured in 1766, and returned to his medical studies. Lamarck developed a particular interest in botany, and later, after...