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==Executed==

==Executed==

During the  [[French Revolution]] Lavoisier was a moderate constitutionalist who came under heavy attack from the far left, especially [[Jean Paul Marat]]. His work with the unpopular Ferme Generale led to his trial during the [[Reign of Terror]]. Called to account for his actions as farmer-general, one in particular "putting water in the tobacco," and condemned to the [[guillotine]]; he in vain begged for a fortnight's respite to finish some experiments.

During the  [[French Revolution]] Lavoisier was a moderate constitutionalist who came under heavy attack from the far left, especially [[Jean Paul Marat]]. His work with the unpopular Ferme Generale led to his trial during the [[Reign of Terror]]. Called to account for his actions as farmer-general, one in particular "putting water in the tobacco," and condemned to the [[guillotine]]; he in vain begged for a fortnight's respite to finish some experiments. His execution was not without criticism, as several people were outraged that the revolutionaries had "condemn[ed] a great learned man to death", only for one of the executioners, Caffinhals, to state in reply that "the Revolution has no need of learned men." (see [[Atheism and science]])

 

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Beretta, Marco, ed. ''Lavoisier in Perspective'' (2005) technical studies

* Beretta, Marco, ed. ''Lavoisier in Perspective'' (2005) technical studies