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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, French naturalist, 1761. Artist: Unknown

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, French naturalist, 1761. Artist: Unknown

1-158-461 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, French naturalist, 1761. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle, Buffon (1707-1778) proposed that the Earth existed before 4004 BC, the then generally accepted date of its creation. His work was a precursor of the theory of evolution. Copperplate engraving after a portrait of 1761 by Drouais.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: French: scientist, naturalist, mathematician, writer, author
People Related
  1. Charles Darwin: British: Naturalist, geologist and biologist
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3741x4667
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  1. 007805
  1. 007805
  1. 0460001037
  1. 1-158-461
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  1. 1158461
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