Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
Catholic chemist; the "Father of Modern Chemistry," born Paris, 1743; died there, 1794. Grasping the force of Priestley's and Cavendish's discoveries, he explained the true nature of combustion, and gave oxygen its name. Developed calorimetry, did research work on metabolism in organic chemistry, made valuable experiments with oxygen to which he gave its name, and drew up a system of chemical nomenclature. He studied the formation of acids, the metabolism of organic chemistry, developed quantitive and gas analysis and calorimetry, and evolved a consistent system of chemical nomenclature. His scientific achievements, however, did not save him from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/l/lavoisier-antoine-laurent.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/l/lavoisier-antoine-laurent.html. 1910.
