Original: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 â "16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.
Simplified: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 â "16 April 1788), usually called Buffon, was a French naturalist. He was also a mathematician, cosmologist and encyclopedic author.