Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1729 to 1781.
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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
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781)
- — Born in Kamenz, Saxony Verified
- — Studied theology and medicine at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Worked as a critic and freelance writer in Berlin Verified
- — Premiere of Miss Sara Sampson, the first German domestic tragedy Verified
- — Published Laocoön, a landmark essay on the limits of painting and poetry Verified
- — Became dramaturg of the Hamburg National Theatre Verified
- — Appointed librarian of the ducal library at Wolfenbüttel Verified
- — Married Eva König Verified
- — Published Nathan the Wise, a plea for religious tolerance Verified
- — Died in Braunschweig at age 52 Verified