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Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de
Born: 1707 AD
Died: 1788 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: French
Categories: Mathematicians, Naturalists
Died: 1788 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: French
Categories: Mathematicians, Naturalists
1707 - Born on September 7th in Montbard, Côte d'Or. French naturalist.
1734 - He entered the French Academy of Sciences.
1739 - He was a Keeper of the Jardin du Roi (later Jardin des Plantes) in Paris.
1773 - He was named as Comte (Count) de Buffon.
1783 - Became a fellow at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
1788 - Died on April 16th in Paris.
- He wrote Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière and Les Époques de la Nature.
1853-1855 - Posthumously published Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon.
1734 - He entered the French Academy of Sciences.
1739 - He was a Keeper of the Jardin du Roi (later Jardin des Plantes) in Paris.
1773 - He was named as Comte (Count) de Buffon.
1783 - Became a fellow at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
1788 - Died on April 16th in Paris.
- He wrote Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière and Les Époques de la Nature.
1853-1855 - Posthumously published Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon.
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368 Animal Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (Paperback - Oct 1, 1993) Masterpieces from the first modern compilation of scientific knowledge in the field of natural history, a work especially treasured today for the superb quality of its engraved illustrations....  |
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Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere, 13 tomes by Comte de) Buffon (Georges Louis Leclerc (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1970) |
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Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Mises en Ordre par M. Le Comte de Lacepede by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte De BUFFON (Hardcover - Aug 30, 2008) |
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L'Histoire Naturelle de Georges-Louis LeClerc, comte de Buffon, illustre par Germaine de Coster by Georges-Louis LeClerc comte de . illustrated by Germaine de Coster Buffon (Hardcover - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Le Nouveau Buffon de la Jeunesse, ou Precis Elementaire de l'Histoire Natur elle, a l'Usage des Jeunes Gens des Deux Sexes by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (Hardcover - Aug 30, 2008) |
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