Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes.
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science · French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist (1701–1788) · botanist · volcanologist · ornithologist · physicist · mathematician · translator · biologist · zoologist · philosopher · entomologist · also Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Buffon, Louis Leclerc, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, Georges-Louis-Leclerc de Buffon, Georges-Louis-Leclerc de Buffon (comte)
Born 7 September 1707 · Died 15 April 1788 · Q229264
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1831· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
With a second edition, "corrected and enlarged", in 1833
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1788· 2 entries
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Died 1788-04-15.
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
“Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.”
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1782· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1782).
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1753· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Career landmark: seat 1 of the Académie française (1753–1788).
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1740· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1740).
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1738· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Career landmark: director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (1738–1788).
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1730· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Studied at University of Angers (1728–1730).
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1728· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Studied at University of Burgundy Europe (1723–1728).
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1723· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Studied at Collège des Godrans (1717–1723).
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1707· 1 entry
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Born 1707-09-07.
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