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Antoine Lavoisier
Law of Conservation of Mass; named Oxygen
Born 1743 🇫🇷 France 1789
🧪 Known For
1
Named oxygen and hydrogen; recognised role of oxygen in combustion
2
Law of Conservation of Mass — matter is neither created nor destroyed
3
First modern chemistry textbook (1789); executed during French Revolution (1794)
Father of modern chemistry
Quick Facts
Field
🧪 Chemistry
Country
🇫🇷 France
Born
1743
Key Year
1789
Invention
Law of Conservation of Mass; named Oxygen