Conviction and guillotining of Lavoisier and 27 co-defendants
- When
- 8 May 1794
- Where
- Paris, site of the conviction and execution
Lavoisier was convicted and guillotined in Paris on 8 May 1794, aged 50, along with his 27 co-defendants.
Lavoisier was convicted and guillotined on 8 May 1794 in Paris, at the age of 50, along with his 27 co-defendants, who were likewise associated with the former ferme générale. The execution took place during the Reign of Terror, when numerous public executions followed accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. By the Terror's end, 16,594 official death sentences had been dispensed throughout France since June 1793, of which 2,639 were in Paris alone.
Sources
- Antoine Lavoisier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Reign of Terror Wikipedia
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