▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁might ▁not ▁suff ice ▁to ▁reproduce ▁its ▁like .") ▁ ▁Post - mort em ▁A ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁Lav ois ier ▁was ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government . ▁During ▁the ▁White ▁T error , ▁his ▁belong ings ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁A ▁brief ▁note ▁was ▁included , ▁reading ▁" To ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Lav ois ier , ▁who ▁was ▁f als ely ▁conv icted ". ▁ ▁About ▁a ▁century ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Lav ois ier ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Paris . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁had ▁not ▁actually ▁copied ▁Lav ois ier ' s ▁head ▁for ▁the ▁statue , ▁but ▁used ▁a ▁spare ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Cond or c et , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁during ▁Lav ois ier ' s ▁last ▁years . ▁L ack ▁of ▁money ▁prevent ed ▁alter ations ▁from ▁being ▁made . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁m elt ed ▁down ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁replaced . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁" ly c ées " ▁( high ▁schools ) ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁arr ondissement ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁Lav ois ier , ▁and ▁stat ues ▁of ▁him ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁de ▁Ville ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁fa ç ade ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ▁Nap ol éon ▁of ▁the ▁Lou vre . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 7