How did the French Revolution affect Antoine Lavoisier?

Initially, Antoine Lavoisier viewed the French Revolution as a chance to improve the nation's politics and economy, and he continued to serve the government in administrative and financial capacities. However, as the Revolution grew more radical and entered the Reign of Terror, his association with the General Farm—a private enterprise that collected taxes for the monarchy—made him a target.12

Despite his efforts to protect the Academy of Sciences and his service to the state, Lavoisier was imprisoned as the Republic sought to purge its royalist past. On May 8, 1794, he was guillotined alongside his father-in-law and 26 other members of the General Farm. His execution was a profound loss to the scientific community, prompting his contemporary Joseph-Louis Lagrange to remark that while it took only an instant to end his life, a century might not produce another mind like his.12