Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier was a French nobleman and chemist. source
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier was a French nobleman and chemist.
Antoine Lavoisier was born to a wealthy family of the nobility in Paris on 26 August 1743. source
Antoine Lavoisier was born to a wealthy family of the nobility in Paris on 26 August 1743.
Antoine Lavoisier had a large influence on both the history of chemistry and the history of biology. source
Antoine Lavoisier had a large influence on both the history of chemistry and the history of biology.
Antoine Lavoisier is widely considered in popular literature as the "father of modern chemistry". source
Antoine Lavoisier is widely considered in popular literature as the "father of modern chemistry".
Antoine Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) and opposed the phlogiston theory. source
Antoine Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) and opposed the phlogiston theory.
Antoine Lavoisier predicted the existence of silicon (1787) and was also the first to establish that sulfur was an element (1777) rather than a compound. source
Antoine Lavoisier predicted the existence of silicon (1787) and was also the first to establish that sulfur was an element (1777) rather than a compound.
Antoine Lavoisier's father was Jean-Antoine Lavoisier, a lawyer in the Paris Parliament. source
Antoine Lavoisier's father was Jean-Antoine Lavoisier, a lawyer in the Paris Parliament.
Between the ages of 11 and 18, Antoine Lavoisier was educated at Collège des Quatre-Nations, a college of the University of Paris. source
Between the ages of 11 and 18, Antoine Lavoisier was educated at Collège des Quatre-Nations, a college of the University of Paris.
After two years studying law, Antoine Lavoisier was awarded a bachelor’s degree. A year later, in 1764, he obtained a license to practice as a lawyer, but decided against this. source
After two years studying law, Antoine Lavoisier was awarded a bachelor’s degree. A year later, in 1764, he obtained a license to practice as a lawyer, but decided against this.
In 1772 Antoine Lavoisier and other chemists bought a diamond and placed it in a closed glass jar. source
In 1772 Antoine Lavoisier and other chemists bought a diamond and placed it in a closed glass jar.
Antoine Lavoisier helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature. source
Antoine Lavoisier helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.
In 1771 at age 28, Antoine Lavoisier married Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze, the 13-year-old daughter of a senior member of the Ferme générale. source
In 1771 at age 28, Antoine Lavoisier married Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze, the 13-year-old daughter of a senior member of the Ferme générale.
In 1789 Antoine Lavoisier published his groundbreaking Elementary Treatise on Chemistry. source
In 1789 Antoine Lavoisier published his groundbreaking Elementary Treatise on Chemistry.
At the age of 26 Antoine Lavoisier bought into a company which gathered tax for the French government. source
At the age of 26 Antoine Lavoisier bought into a company which gathered tax for the French government.
Antoine Lavoisier died by the guillotine at the age of 50 on May 8, 1794 in Paris. source
Antoine Lavoisier died by the guillotine at the age of 50 on May 8, 1794 in Paris.
