George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

(b. Sept. 7, 1707, Montbard, Côte-d'Or, France – d. April 16, 1788, Paris, Île-de-France, France )

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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologist.

Also known as:

Comte de Buffon
George-Louis Leclerc

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Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Mary Robinson	2134
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	3090
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	3092
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Morris Robinson	3133

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