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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788), usually called Buffon, was a French naturalist.

He was also a mathematician, cosmologist and encyclopedic author.

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Georges-louis leclerc comte de buffon contribution to evolution

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His collected information influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck and Georges Cuvier.

Buffon published 35 volumes of his Histoire naturelle during his lifetime, and nine more were published after his death, for a total of 44 volumes.^[1] "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century".

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Buffon held the position of Intendant (Director) of the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes; it is the French equivalent of Kew Gardens. The Lycée Buffon in Paris is named after him.

His work

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Natural history

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Buffon is best remembered for his Histoire naturelle