![may 8, 1794 - Famous chemist Antoine Lavoisier, the "father of modern chemistry", is executed for being a traitor. (Timeline) may 8, 1794 - Famous chemist Antoine Lavoisier, the "father of modern chemistry", is executed for being a traitor. (Timeline)](https://time.graphics/uploadedFiles/500/52/3c/523c9e388113a8d02dc1c38d47fc662d.jpg)
may 8, 1794 - Famous chemist Antoine Lavoisier, the "father of modern chemistry", is executed for being a traitor. (Timeline)
![Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist 'the father of modern chemistry', with other fermier generaux (tax collectors) before the French Revolutionary Tribunal. Lavoisier was guuillotined in 1794. Engraving, Paris, 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist 'the father of modern chemistry', with other fermier generaux (tax collectors) before the French Revolutionary Tribunal. Lavoisier was guuillotined in 1794. Engraving, Paris, 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E1GNNY/antoine-laurent-lavoisier-1743-1794-french-chemist-the-father-of-modern-E1GNNY.jpg)
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist 'the father of modern chemistry', with other fermier generaux (tax collectors) before the French Revolutionary Tribunal. Lavoisier was guuillotined in 1794. Engraving, Paris, 1874 Stock Photo - Alamy
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