Timeline December 1829

Events in December 1829 2

• 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 Though his specific mechanism was later superseded by Darwinian natural selection, he coined the term "biology" and classified invertebrates extensively.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.
• 1829 Niépce and Daguerre form photography partnership Agreement lays groundwork for the daguerreotype Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, who had produced the earliest known photograph, signed a partnership agreement with Louis Daguerre to jointly develop and improve photographic processes. Their collaboration eventually led to the daguerreotype, announced publicly in 1839. The partnership is a key step in the invention of photography.