▁to ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 7 4 3 . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁att orney ▁at ▁the ▁Par lement ▁of ▁Paris , ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁large ▁fortune ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁Lav ois ier ▁began ▁his ▁school ing ▁at ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁des ▁Qu atre - N ations , ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁Maz arin ) ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 7 6 0 – 1 7 6 1 ) ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁his ▁scientific ▁interests ▁were ▁ar oused , ▁and ▁he ▁studied ▁chem istry , ▁bot any , ▁astronom y , ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁In ▁the ▁philosophy ▁class ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Abb é ▁Nicolas ▁Louis ▁de ▁Lac aille , ▁a ▁distinguished ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁observ ational ▁astronom er ▁who ▁im bu ed ▁the ▁young ▁Lav ois ier ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁meteor ological ▁observation , ▁an ▁enthus ias m ▁which ▁never ▁left ▁him . ▁Lav ois ier ▁entered ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁law , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁and ▁a ▁lic enti ate ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 . ▁Lav ois ier ▁received ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁but ▁never ▁pract iced ▁as