Paris, France Folder C/parisC416
Previous | Home | NextThis is half-way down Rue Lavoisier, viewing the south side of the street. This is the best guess where Madame Lavoisier's mansion was located. Undoubtedly a private road ran from Rue d'Anjou-Saint-Honoré (present Rue d'Anjou) to her home; but without a public road her official address was given as "Rue d'Anjou-Saint-Honoré." The estate occupied about 2 acres (0.8 hectares) and boasted a splendid garden. With her regained wealth, she set up regular salons and entertained the scientific dignitaries, including Delambre, Cuvier, Prony, Lagrange, Laplace, Berthollet, Arago, Biot, and Humboldt. Notably absent were persons who could have, but did not, help Lavoisier when his life could have been saved -- such as Fourcroy, Hassenfratz, Guyton de Morveau, who had political power but who did nothing. One of her entertained guests was Benjamin Thomson (Count Rumford), whom she married in 1804, but separated amicably in 1809.
