Daniel Bernoulli vs Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1707 to 1782.
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Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782)
- — Born in Groningen, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Family moved to Basel, Switzerland Verified
- — Studied medicine at Basel, Heidelberg, and Strasbourg Verified
- — Published Exercitationes quaedam Mathematicae Verified
- — Took a post at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Returned to Basel as professor at the university Verified
- — Published Hydrodynamica Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of physics at Basel Verified
- — Died in Basel 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