Deceased
Q229264
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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