Historical FigureFemale
Vera Popova
1867 – 1896
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryVera Yevstafievna Popova was a Russian chemist. She was one of the first female chemists in Russia, and the first Russian female author of a chemistry textbook. She "probably became the first woman to die in the cause of chemistry" as a result of an explosion in her laboratory.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 17, 1867
Saint Petersburg
Date of death
April 25, 1896
Izhevsk
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
chemist
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