~~Antoine+Lavoisier~~

​[] Name: Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) Date of birth and death: 1743-1794 Country of Origin: France Year of Discovery: 1778, law of conservation of mass

Lavoisier was born to a wealthy French family and went to school to study of law. However, he studied geology instead of being a lawyer. He was later elected into the Royal Academy of Science and he was a supporter of the French Revolution which most likely highly influenced him during his studies. His life was cut short when he was executed during the Reign of Terror due to the fact that he collected tax for the government. Lavoisier's most important discovery was his law of conservation of mass. This law stated that matter could not be created nor destroyed, but rather it could be rearranged. According to Lavoister, the only thing that would change in a chemical reaction is the reactant's form. Lavoisier also contributed significantly to the naming of compounds. []