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Also Known As Eva De la Gardie • Countess Eva Ekeblad
Born July 10, 1724 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died May 15, 1786 (aged 61) • Lidköping • Sweden
Subjects Of Study potato • distillation • flour • potato flour

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