Antoine Lavoisier
1743–1794
French father of modern chemistry, executed by guillotine.
Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) was a chemist, born in Paris and died in place de la Concorde.
- Known as
- Chemist
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1743, Paris
- Died
- 1794, place de la Concorde
Alive at the same time as Antoine Lavoisier
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Portrait: Jacques-Louis David, Public domain.