Antoine Lavoisier vs Jeanne Baret
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Compare the life timelines of Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Jeanne Baret (1740–1807) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1743 to 1794.
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Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Married Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
- — Named and characterized oxygen Verified
- — Published the Elementary Treatise on Chemistry Verified
- — Guillotined in Paris during the Reign of Terror Verified
Jeanne Baret (1740–1807)
- — Born in La Comelle, Burgundy, France Verified
- — Became housekeeper and assistant to naturalist Philibert Commerson Verified
- — Joined Bougainville's expedition disguised as a man Verified
- — Collected botanical specimens across South America and the Pacific Verified
- — Her identity as a woman was revealed during the voyage Verified
- — Left the expedition with Commerson on Mauritius Verified
- — Married French soldier Jean Dubernat on Mauritius Verified
- — Returned to France, completing her circumnavigation of the globe Verified
- — Granted a pension by the French Ministry of Marine Verified
- — Died in Saint-Aulaye, France Verified