title: [Lavoisier, forerunner of ergonomics].
abstract: Marcelin Berthelot has written that Lavoisier's physiological revolution has been nearly as important as his chemical one. Moreover he went beyond theoretical researches by a continual approach of labour and human environment, making himself a real precursor of ergonomics. Thus indeed can be considered his works on lighting, room aeration, hospitals reorganization, improvement of jails, transfer of slaughter-houses, watering and water-course, cesspools. Finally and chiefly his experimentation with Seguin on respiration and perspiration, as well as the wording of the program of the Prizes of Insalubrious Arts realize a genius' prospect of labour physiology and medicine already enclosed in what will later be ergonomics.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentin
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D006804:Ergonomics; D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history*; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Lavoisier, annonciateur de l'Ergonomie.