Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des plantes.

7 September 1707

Born on the same birth day (7 September): Al McGuire • Alex Harvey (skier) • Alexandre Falguière • Byron Stevenson • Eric Hill • Farveez Maharoof • Fedor Klimov • Hermann Heinrich Gossen • Javad Nekounam • Johannes Zukertort • Jonathan Majors • Maria Anna of Austria • Radhika Apte • Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr • Sunil Gangopadhyay • Tokugawa Ietsuna • Vangelis (wrestler)