Buffon

[ by-fawn ]

noun

1. Georges Louis Le·clerc [zhaw, r, zh lwee l, uh, -, kler], Comte de, 1707–88, French naturalist.

Buffon

/ byfɔ̃ /

noun

1. BuffonGeorges Louis Leclerc, Comte de17071788MFrenchWRITING: encyclopedist Georges Louis Leclerc (ʒɔrʒ lwi ləklɛr), Comte de . 1707–88, French encyclopedist of natural history; principal author of Histoire naturelle (36 vols., 1749–89), containing the Époques de la nature (1777), which foreshadowed later theories of evolution

Buffon

/ bo̅o̅-fôn′ /

1. French naturalist who spent his life compiling the Histoire naturelle , in which he attempted to discuss all of the facts about the natural world known at that time. It eventually reached 44 volumes and laid the foundation for later studies in biology, zoology, and anatomy.

Example Sentences

Alisson was at Internacional with his brother, who he calls his "biggest inspiration as a keeper, a man, human being, father and husband" but he names Brazil’s Claudio Taffarel, Italy's Gianluigi Buffon and Germany's Manuel Neuer - all World Cup winners - as his idols.

From BBC

The closest they came to a Scudetto, however, was finishing second in 1996-97 with that star-studded side including Buffon, Thuram, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zola, Chiesa and Crespo.

From BBC

Experienced players were brought in, such as Franco Vazquez and the returning Buffon, plans were made to revamp the training centre in Collecchio, and to develop the club's Stadio Tardini home into a 21,000-seat stadium.

From BBC

“Roberts stands openly on the side of Buffon, rather than his ‘profoundly prejudiced’ rival.

From New York Times

Most of us have heard of the 18th-century taxonomist Carl Linnaeus and his systems of categorization; less familiar is his rival, the French mathematician and naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.

From New York Times