Pierre Bayen
1725
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1798
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
occupation: chemist, pharmacist
Pierre Bayen (7 February 1725–14 February 1798) was a French chemist. He analyzed water drunk by the Kingdom of France, and he wrongly suggested that using pewter glasses rendered the water toxic. He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1785 and the Institut de France in 1795. He burned all his papers during the Reign of Terror of 1793-1794. The Lycée Pierre Bayen in Chalons was named in his memory. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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