Episode 2 of 3
Removal from the commission on weights and measures
- When
- 23 December 1793
- Where
- Commission on weights and measures
On 23 December 1793 Lavoisier, Laplace, and several other members were removed from the commission on weights and measures for political reasons.
Lavoisier was removed from the commission on weights and measures on 23 December 1793, together with the mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace and several other members, for political reasons. The removal followed the Convention's adoption of the new system of weights and measures on 1 August 1793, and came weeks after the order of 24 November 1793 for the arrest of all former tax farmers.
Sources
- Antoine Lavoisier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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