Carl Linnaeus vs Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1707 to 1778.
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Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
- — Born in Råshult, Sweden Verified
- — Published the first edition of Systema Naturae Verified
- — Appointed professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University
- — Published Species Plantarum Verified
- — Ennobled as Carl von Linné
- — Died in Uppsala, Sweden 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