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A Short Biography of Comte de Buffon

Author Name:

Comte de Buffon

Born As:

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Other Names:

Comte de Buffon

Born:

07 Sep 1707

Died:

16 Apr 1788




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Naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author                          
                          
Mother 
Father Benjamin Leclerc                          
Brought the idea of evolution into the realm of science.
Developed a concept of the 'unity of type', a precursor of comparative anatomy.
Was responsible for the acceptance of a long time scale for the history of the earth.
Was the founder of biogeography.
Hindered evolution by his frequent endorsement of the immutability of species. He provided a criterion of species, fertility among members of a species, that was thought impregnable.