Evolution theory timeline (Scientists)

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Evolution

process that undergo change over time through natural selection

Carolus Linnaeus

Also known as Carl Van Linne

Carolus Linnaeus

Formalised binomial nomenclature

Carolus Linnaeus

Father of taxonomy

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Had the idea that biological evolution occurred and preceded in accordance with nature

Georges Cuvier

Father of paleontology

Georges Cuvier

Known for his denial of any sort of evolutionary theory, by his study of the fossil record

James Hutton

Father of modern geology

James Hutton

He explained that earth gradually changes over time

Thomas Robert Malthus

Published the first edition of “an essay on the principle of population“

Thomas Robert Malthus

He theorized that population growth would outgrow current resources

Charles Lyell

Published principles of geology

Charles Lyell

His uniformitarian proposal was that the forces molding the planet today have operated continuously throughout the history

Charles Darwin (young)

Joined the voyage of HMS beagle as a naturalist

Charles Darwin (young)

Wrote an essay on the theory of evolution

Alfred Russel Wallace

Published a paper similar to Darwin’s conclusion, including natural selection

Charles Darwin

Father of evolution

Charles Darwin

Published his book “The origin of species“ that became popular

Gregor Mendel

Through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance.

Gregor Mendel

Father of genetics

August Weismann

proposed the germ plasm theory of hereditary

Walter Sutton

He theorized that the Mendelian laws of inheritance could be applied to chromosomes at the cellular level of living organisms.

Walter Sutton

deduced that chromosomes are the basis of heredity, and that the reduction of chromosomes in meiosis is directly related to Mendel's laws of inheritance.