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Why was Antoine Lavoisier elected to the Academy of Sciences?

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Portrait of French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, shown in formal 18th-century attire with a white wig and ruffled cravat, looking slightly to his left. — Antoine Lavoisier Antoine Lavoisier.

Antoine Lavoisier was admitted to the Academy of Sciences in 1768 as a result of the scientific research he pursued after completing his legal studies.1

While he was trained in law and admitted to the Order of Barristers, Lavoisier chose to dedicate his time to attending lectures on chemistry and physics and working under the guidance of prominent naturalists. His subsequent commitment to rigorous, quantitative scientific investigation led to his entry into France's foremost natural philosophy society.12