Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
Antoine Lavoisier was born on August 26, 1743 in Paris and died on May 8, 1794 in place de la Concorde, aged 50. Recorded occupations: chemist, economist, biologist, physicist, academic and lawyer. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include fermier général. Fields of work: chemistry. Notable works include “Traité Élémentaire de Chimie”, “Méthode de nomenclature chimique” and “conservation of mass”. Educated at Paris Law Faculty. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society, gold medal, Hommes illustres, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower and Concours général. Member of Royal Society of London, Société Philomathique de Paris, French Academy of Sciences and Paris Bar Association.
- Born
- August 26, 1743 · Paris
- Died
- May 8, 1794 · place de la Concorde
- Age at death
- 50
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupations
- chemist, economist, biologist, physicist, academic, lawyer
- Positions held
- fermier général
- Notable works
- Traité Élémentaire de Chimie, Méthode de nomenclature chimique, conservation of mass
- Education
- Paris Law Faculty
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society, gold medal, Hommes illustres, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Concours général
- Wikipedia editions
- 111 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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