Pierre Bayen | |
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Born | Châlons-sur-Marne, France | 7 February 1725
Died | 15 February 1798 Paris, France | (aged 73)
Occupation | Chemist |
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]