Vera Yevstafievna Popova
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Vera Yevstafievna Popova, née Vera Bogdanovskaya (Russian: Вера Евстафьевна Попова; 17 September 1867 – 8 May 1896) was a Russian chemist. She was one of the first female chemists in Russia,[3] and the first Russian female author of a chemistry textbook.[4] She "probably became the first woman to die in the cause of chemistry" as a result of an explosion in her laboratory.[5]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevstafievna and the family name is Popova.
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Vera Popova | |
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Born | (née Bogdanovskaya) (1867-09-17)17 September 1867[1] |
Died | 8 May 1896(1896-05-08) (aged 28)[1] (Gregorian calendar); 26 April (Julian Calendar).[2] |
Cause of death | Explosion |
Known for | Early Russian chemist |
Spouse | General Jacob Kozmich Popov |
Parent(s) | Yevstafy Ivanovich Bogdanovsky and Maria Alexeyevna Bogdanovskaya |
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