Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs Maria Theresa
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and Maria Theresa (1717–1780) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1717 to 1780.
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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 Theresa (1717–1780)
- — Born in Vienna Verified
- — Married Francis Stephen of Lorraine Verified
- — Succeeded to the Habsburg dominions Verified
- — Defended her inheritance in the War of the Austrian Succession Verified
- — Crowned Queen of Hungary in Pressburg Verified
- — Secured the imperial crown for her husband, Francis I Verified
- — Enacted sweeping administrative and educational reforms Verified
- — Widowed; began co-regency with her son Joseph II Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified