Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze

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Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze

Also Known As: "Madame Lavoisier"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Montbrison, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
Death: February 10, 1836 (78)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jacques Paulze and Claudine Thoynet de Rozières
Wife of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier; Pierre Samuel du Pont and Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Mother of Reginald Thompson and John Sparrow Thompson

Occupation: Chemist
Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze

Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze (20 January 1758 – 10 February 1836), was a French chemist. She was born in the town of Montbrison, Loire, in a small province in France. She is most commonly known as the spouse of Antoine Lavoisier (Madame Lavoisier) but many do not know of her accomplishments in the field of chemistry: she acted as the laboratory assistant of her spouse and contributed to his work.

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Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze's Timeline

1758
January 20, 1758
Montbrison, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
1782
1782
Château de La Roche, Saint Priest La Roche, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1795
1795
Waterford, WD, Ireland
1836
February 10, 1836
Age 78