Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon vs Moses Mendelssohn
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Compare the life timelines of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) and Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1729 to 1786.
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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
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)
- — Born in Dessau Verified
- — Moved to Berlin to continue his studies Verified
- — Became tutor and later partner in a Berlin silk firm Verified
- — Married Fromet Guggenheim Verified
- — Won the Berlin Academy prize essay competition Verified
- — Published Phaedon, a defense of the immortality of the soul Verified
- — Publicly challenged by Johann Kaspar Lavater to convert Verified
- — Published his German translation of the Pentateuch with the Bi'ur commentary Verified
- — Published Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism Verified
- — Died in Berlin Verified