Vera Yevstafievna Popova
Vera Popova | |
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| Born | (née Bogdanovskaya) 17 September 1867 |
| Died | 8 May 1896 (aged 28) (Gregorian calendar); 26 April (Julian Calendar). |
| Cause of death | Explosion |
| Known for | Early Russian chemist |
| Spouse | General Jacob Kozmich Popov |
| Parent(s) | Yevstafy Ivanovich Bogdanovsky and Maria Alexeyevna Bogdanovskaya |
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, 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.