[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.

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