Cao Xueqin vs Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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Compare the life timelines of Cao Xueqin (1715–1763) and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1715 to 1763.
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Cao Xueqin (1715–1763)
- — Born into the wealthy Cao family, probably in Nanjing Verified
- — Family fell from imperial favor under the Yongzheng Emperor Verified
- — Moved with his family from Nanjing to Beijing Verified
- — Lived by selling paintings and through the help of friends Verified
- — Wrote and repeatedly revised Dream of the Red Chamber Verified
- — Settled in the western suburbs of Beijing Verified
- — Death of his son
- — Died near Beijing, leaving his novel unfinished Verified
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788)
- — Born in Montbard, Burgundy Verified
- — Studied law at the College of Godrans in Dijon Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Appointed keeper of the Jardin du Roi in Paris Verified
- — Published the first volumes of Histoire naturelle Verified
- — Married Francoise de Saint-Belin-Malain Verified
- — Elected to the Academie francaise Verified
- — Made Comte de Buffon by Louis XV Verified
- — Published Les Epoques de la nature Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified