Popova Vera Yevstafievna

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1867 – 1896-05-08

29 years

Born in: Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia Died in: Izhevsk, Izhevsk Urban Okrug, Udmurtia Republic, Russia

Person Notes(Вера Евстафьевна Попова - Богдановская) (26 April old calendar) 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. pg18

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Created: 6 Apr 2026Updated: 6 Apr 2026