Although he failed , he suggested the present name .
Antoine Lavoisier predicted in 1787 that alumina is the oxide of an undiscovered element , and in 1808 Humphry Davy tried to decompose it .
Although Antoine Lavoisier failed , Antoine Lavoisier suggested the present name .
Antoine Lavoisier predicted in 1787 that alumina is the oxide of an undiscovered element , and in 1808 Humphry Davy tried to decompose it .