1802 ⟶ The Term 'Biology' is Independently Propounded by Treviranus and Lamarck
The term biology in its modern sense was propounded independ...
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🐛 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Begins Study of Invertebrate Taxonomy
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck began the detailed study of invertebrate taxonomy.⟶
BiologyTaxonomyInvertebratesLamarckClassification19th CenturyZoology
France🌱 The Term 'Biology' is Independently Propounded by Treviranus and Lamarck
The term biology in its modern sense was propounded independently by Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (Biologie oder Philosophie der lebenden Natur) and Lamarck (Hydrogéologie). The word was coined in 1800 by Karl Friedrich Burdach.⟶
BiologyTerminologyScienceTreviranusLamarck19th Century
GermanyFrance🧬 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: Teleological Evolution
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: teleological evolution.⟶
BiologyEvolutionLamarckTeleology19th CenturyTheory
France🐒 Darwin and Wallace independently propose theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles R. Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently proposed a theory of biological evolution ("descent through modification") by means of natural selection. Only in later editions of his works did Darwin used the term "evolution."⟶
EvolutionNatural SelectionCharles DarwinAlfred Russel WallaceBiology19th CenturyDescent with modification
United Kingdom🧬 Johannsen Coins the Word "Gene"
Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word "gene."⟶
GeneticsGeneWilhelm JohannsenBiologyHeredityEarly 20th CenturyTerminology
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