Guide to the chemist offers a bio, a description of his work, explanations of the phlogiston and Lavoisier's combustion theories, and links.

Describes Lavoisier's text, "The Elements of Chemistry," and his assertions about the chemical elements it contained.

Modern chemistry is largely based on the work of this scientist who discredited the phlogiston theory and classified the elements.

Read a detailed overview of Lavoisier's life and research. Known as the "father of modern chemistry," Lavoisier was executed by the guillotine.

Encyclopedia entry describes the experiments Lavoisier made into combustion, the conservation of matter, and the composition of water.

Review an account of this noted chemist's politically-motivated execution during the French Revolution. Includes an interview with his wife.

Read about the accomplishments of this 18th century chemist from France.