sentences:  Other brilliant biologists present were John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892–1964) and George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984).Grassé stated his support for Lamarck in other ways too, like an article in the "Encyclopædia Universalis", and by affirming that Lamarck had been unjustifiably slandered and ought to be rehabilitated.Some authors, like Marcel Blanc explain the strong support of Lamarck by French biologists by giving simple patriotic reasons and the historical and social context