Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze

English: Marie-Anne Pierette Paulze (January 20, 1758 – February 10, 1836), more commonly known as Madame Lavoisier the "mother of modern chemistry", was born in the town of Montbrison, located in a small province in France. She is most commonly known as the wife of Antoine Lavoisier, but many do not know of her accomplishments in the realm of chemistry.

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  Portrait de Antoine Lavoisier et son épouse Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze par Jacques-Louis David (1788)
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  Madame Lavoisier while assisting her husband on his scientific research of human respiration, she is visible at the table on the far right