did his work get published?
Yes
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Buffon's "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière"
largest member of cat family in length and width UNANSWERABLE what is serval? A wild cat where did it get its name from? The name "serval" is a Portuguese name used by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1765 for a spotted cat that was kept at the time in the Royal Menagerie in Versailles. what are some features of this animal? Prominent characteristics include the small head, large ears, spotted and striped coat, long legs and a black-tipped tail that is around long. who is this aforesaid person who used its name? He was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. how was his early childhood like? Georges attended the Jesuit College of Godrans in Dijon from the age of ten onwards. From 1723–1726 he then studied law in Dijon, the prerequisite for continuing the family tradition in civil service
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon [SEP] Publications
Buffon's "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière" (1749–1788: in 36 volumes; an additional volume based on his notes appeared in 1789) was originally intended to cover all three "kingdoms" of nature but the "Histoire naturelle" ended up being limited to the animal and mineral kingdoms, and the animals covered were only the birds and quadrupeds. "Written in a brilliant style, this work was read ... by every educated person in Europe". Those who assisted him in the production of this great work included Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Philibert Guéneau de Montbeillard, and Gabriel-Léopold Bexon, along with numerous artists. Buffon's was translated into many different languages, making him one of the most widely read authors of the day, a rival to Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire.