Person: BUFFON, Comte de (1707-1788)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Comte de BUFFON [first names unknown]

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

naturalist and mathematician, subject of lantern slides

Main period of activity

N/A

Other internet resources

see record in Wikipedia or VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

7 September 1707

born at

unknown location

16 April 1788

died at

Paris, France

Slides showing image of this person

Slide set reference

image appears in: [Manchester Museum Collection: miscellaneous slides awaiting sorting -- box 269] (lecture: manufacturer unknown, 22 slides, n.d.)

Lucerna ID 6005234

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 January 2019

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Person: BUFFON, Comte de (1707-1788)