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Eva Ekeblad
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Key facts
- Born
- 10 July 1724, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 15 May 1786 (1786-05-15) (aged 61), Skaraborg County , Sweden
- Citizenship
- Swedish
- Known for
- Making flour and alcohol from potatoes (1746)
- Spouse
- Claes Claesson Ekeblad, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1740 ; died 1771 )
- Children
- 7, including Hedda Piper
- Awards
- Membership in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1748)
- Fields
- Agronomy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eva
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Lidköping
- Mother
- Hedvig Catharina Lillie
- Occupation
- agronomist
- Family
- De la Gardie
- Field of work
- agronomy
- Image
- Evadelagardie.gif
- Residence
- Stockholm
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- date of birth
- 1724-07-10
- date of death
- 1786-05-15
- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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- Eva Ekeblad
- name in native language
- Eva Ekeblad
- described by source
- Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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Encyclopedic overview
Eva Ekeblad (née De la Gardie; 10 July 1724 – 15 May 1786) 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.
Ekeblad was the first female member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1748).
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