Family tree of Antoine LAVOISIER

Philosopher, Chemist

French Born Antoine Laurent DE LAVOISIER

French nobleman prominent in the histories of chemistry and biology

Born on August 26, 1743 in Paris, France , France

Died on May 08, 1794 in Paris, France

Born on august 26 39

Deceased on may 08 37

Chemist 72

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de LAVOISIER

Nicolas

1641 - 1701

LAGOGÉE

Barbe

- 1716

de LAVOISIER

Antoine

1678 - 1746

WAROQUIER

Jeanne

1680 - 1755

PUNCTIS

Clément

1685 - 1747

FRÈRE

Marie Thérèse

- 1766

LAVOISIER

Jean Antoine

- 1775

PUNCTIS

Émilie

- 1748

de LAVOISIER

"Antoine" Laurent

- 1794

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Born to a wealthy family in Paris, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier inherited a large fortune at the age of five with the passing of his mother. He was educated at the Collège des Quatre-Nations (also known as Collège Mazarin) from 1754 to 1761, studying chemistry, botany, astronomy, and mathematics. He was expected to follow in his father's footsteps and even obtained his license to practice law in 1764 before turning to a life of science. His education was filled with the ideals of the French Enlightenment of the time, and he was fascinated by Pierre Macquer's dictionary of chemistry. He attended lectures in the natural sciences. Lavoisier's devotion and passion for chemistry were largely influenced by Étienne Condillac, a prominent French scholar of the 18th century. His first chemical publication appeared in 1764. From 1763 to 1767, he studied geology under Jean-Étienne Guettard. In collaboration with Guettard, Lavoisier worked on a geological survey of Alsace-Lorraine in June 1767. At the age of 25, he was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences, France's most elite scientific society, for an essay on street lighting and in recognition of his earlier research. In 1769, he worked on the first geological map of France.

In 1771, at the age of 28, Lavoisier married 13-year-old Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze, the daughter of a co-owner of the Ferme générale. Over time, she proved to be a scientific colleague to her husband. She translated English documents for him, including Richard Kirwan's Essay on Phlogiston and Joseph Priestley's research. She created many sketches and carved engravings of the laboratory instruments used by Lavoisier and his colleagues. She edited and published Lavoisier’s memoirs (whether any English translations of those memoirs have survived is unknown as of today) and hosted parties at which eminent scientists discussed ideas and problems related to chemistry.

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