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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
evolution
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Rene Descartes
René Descartes Latinized form: Renatus Cartesius; adjectival form: "Cartesian 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university phil -
JOHN RAY
JOHN RAY (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was an English naturalist sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray. From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his family before him. -
Benoit de Maillet
Benoît de maillet (saint-mihiel, 12 april 1656 – marseille, 30 january 1738) was a well-travelled french diplomat and natural historian. He was french consul general at cairo, and overseer in the levant. He formulated an evolutionary hypothesis to explain the origin of the earth and its contents. -
Jean- Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist. He was a soldier, biologist, academic, and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. -
ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE
Alfred Russel Wallace was bron in 1823 and died in 1913.
He came up with the theroy of evolution at the same time as Chlarles Darwin -
chlarles darwin
chlarles darwin was born 1809 and died 1882.
he came up with the of evolution in 1859.
