Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

French natural historian (1707-1788)

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Biography

Nationality

France

Gender

male

Date of birth

September 7, 1707

Occupation

botanist, volcanologist, ornithologist, physicist, mathematician, translator, biologist, zoologist, philosopher, entomologist, astronomer, draftsperson, writer, naturalist

Place of birth

Montbard

Country of birth

France

Date of death

April 15, 1788 (80 years)