Eva Ekeblad
Swedish agriculturist
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... Wikipedia
Born: July 10, 1724, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 15, 1786 (age 61 years), Lidköping, Sweden
Parents: Magnus Julius De la Gardie and Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie
Grandchild: Carl Clas Piper
Children: Claes Julius Ekeblad, Hedda Piper, Ulrika Fock Ekeblad, and more
Spouse: Claes Ekeblad the Younger (m. 1741–1771)