The Independent: Eva Ekeblad: Who was the pioneering scientist we have to thank for vodka?
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Eva Ekeblad
Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish agriculturist and salon hostess. She discovered a method to make alcohol and flour from potatoes, significantly reducing Sweden's incidence of famine. She became the first female member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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science · Swedish agriculturalist (1724–1786) · salonnière · land owner · botanist · chemist · agronomist · inventor · also Eva Ekeblad, Ekeblad
Born 10 July 1724 · Died 15 May 1786 · Q1393227
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2017· 6 entries
The Mirror: Who was Eva Ekeblad? Scientist who worked out how to make alcohol from POTATOES honoured with Google doodle
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Who is Eva Ekeblad? Google honors woman who made alcohol from potatoes
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Daily Express: Who was Eva Ekeblad? Google Doodle thanks Swedish scientist for potato flour and vodka
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Mental Floss: Eva Ekeblad, the Woman Who Reinvented the Potato
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The Financial Express: Google Doodle honours Eva Ekeblad who made alcohol from potatoes
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1786· 1 entry
Died 1786-05-15.
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1724· 1 entry
Born 1724-07-10.
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