Lavoisier was born in Paris, France on August 26, 1743. When he was eleven years old he attended a college called Mazain. For Lavoisier's last two years in college he found a great deal of interest in science. He received an excellent education and developed an interest in all branches of science, especially chemistry. Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaill taught Lavoisier about meteorological observation. On 1763 Lavoisier received his bachelor's degree and on 1764 a licentiate which allowed him to practice his profession. In his spare time he studied books all about science. His first paper was written about gypsum, also known by hydrated calcium sulfate, where he described its chemical and physical properties. He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1768. On 1771 he

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