Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs Maria Gaetana Agnesi
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1718 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
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Recognized as a child prodigy in languages Verified
- — Published Propositiones philosophicae Verified
- — Published Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna Verified
- — Withdrew from mathematics after her father's death Verified
- — Became director of the women's ward at the Pio Albergo Trivulzio Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified