Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

French natural historian (1707-1788)

Born: September 7, 1707 (1707) · Montbard
Died: April 15, 1788 (1788) · Paris
Age at death: 80 years
Nationality France
Occupation writer, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, translator, physicist, entomologist, botanist, draftsperson, naturalist, volcanologist, zoologist, ornithologist, biologist
Field of work geography, geology, biology, political arithmetic
Education University of Angers, University of Burgundy Europe, Collège des Godrans
Position held seat 1 of the Académie française, director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Gender male

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