Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs John Wesley
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and John Wesley (1703–1791) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1707 to 1788.
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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
John Wesley (1703–1791)
- — Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of England Verified
- — Led the Holy Club at Oxford Verified
- — Served as a missionary in the colony of Georgia Verified
- — Experienced his evangelical conversion at Aldersgate Street Verified
- — Began open-air field preaching Verified
- — Married Mary Vazeille Verified
- — Ordained ministers for the Methodists in America Verified
- — Died in London Verified