Pierre Bayen

Pierre Bayen (7 February 1725–14 February 1798) was a French chemist.[1] He analyzed water drunk by the Kingdom of France, and he wrongly suggested that using pewter glasses rendered the water toxic.[2] He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1785 and the Institut de France in 1795.[2] He burned all his papers during the Reign of Terror of 1793-1794.[3] The Lycée Pierre Bayen in Chalons was named in his memory.[4]

Pierre Bayen
Born(1725-02-07)7 February 1725
Châlons-sur-Marne, France
Died15 February 1798(1798-02-15) (aged 73)
Paris, France
OccupationChemist

References
  1. "Pierre Bayen (1725-1798)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  2. Tourneux, Maurice (1901). "Un projet d'encouragement aux lettres et aux sciences sous Louis XVI". Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France. 2 (2): 281–311. JSTOR 40517914.
  3. Labrude, Pierre (1999). "Pierre Bayen (1725-1798), organisateur de la pharmacie militaire, chimiste". Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie. 87 (324): 459–464. doi:10.3406/pharm.1999.5002. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "LYCÉE PIERRE BAYEN". French Ministry of Education. Government of France. Retrieved December 10, 2016.


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