He obtained a doctorate of sciences at the age of 25. Early research of his had to do with tartaric acid, a compound present in the dregs left in wine barrels.
कला की ओर झुकाव, साथ ही सहज कलात्मक कौशल होने के बावजूद लुई ने विज्ञान का मार्ग लिया ।