Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

(1707–1788) Botanist France

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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a botanist from France, best known for Histoire naturelle: générale et particulière..

Quick Facts About Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Born: September 7, 1707
Died: April 15, 1788
Nationality: France
Profession: Botanist
Notable works: Histoire naturelle: générale et particulière.
Known for: Buffon's needle, Histoire naturelle
Spouse: Marie-Françoise de Saint-Belin-Malain

About 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Quotes by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon · Page 2

The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects the bondage of domesticity.

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I am convinced, by repeated observation, that marbles, lime-stones, chalks, marls, clays, sand, and almost all terrestrial substances, wherever situated, are full…

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