Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
French natural historian (1707-1788)
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18th-century French naturalist who ran the royal garden and got people thinking seriously about the age of the Earth. Buffon's sprawling natural history writings made science readable for aristocrats.
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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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