Antoine Lavoisier
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Although he trained as a lawyer, Antoine Lavoisier made his mark as an eminent French chemist and biologist. Known as ‘the father of modern chemistry’, his achievements included writing the first list of elements and naming oxygen and hydrogen. His acute sense of attention to detail and love of accuracy, also led him to develop the metric system of measurement. His wife, Marie-Anne Lavoisier, was also a respected scientist in her own right and their work together was of great value – truly a marriage of love and inspiration.
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