Timeline August 1744

Events in August 1744 3

• 1744 – 1829 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) Died 18 December 1829, aged 85 Lamarck was a French naturalist who developed an early comprehensive theory of biological evolution, proposing that organisms could pass acquired traits to their offspring. Though his specific mechanism was later superseded by Darwinian natural selection, he coined the term "biology" and classified invertebrates extensively. He died in poverty and blindness in Paris.
• 1744 Frederick II invades Bohemia Prussia reopens war against Austria in the Second Silesian War On 15 August 1744 King Frederick II of Prussia invaded Bohemia, reigniting conflict with Austria in what became known as the Second Silesian War. The campaign formed part of the wider War of the Austrian Succession and aimed to check Maria Theresa's growing position after earlier Prussian gains. Prussian forces advanced quickly, besieging Prague within weeks.
• 1744 – 1803 Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) Died 18 December 1803, aged 59 Johann Gottfried Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, and critic whose ideas on language, culture, and nationhood shaped Romanticism and later nationalist thought across Europe. He argued that each people possessed its own distinct cultural spirit, or Volksgeist. He died in Weimar, where he had worked alongside Goethe.