Hugh Morgan (apothecary)
Hugh Morgan (c.1530–1613) was appointed as Queen Elizabeth I's apothecary in 1583. He is believed to have introduced vanilla to Queen Elizabeth (and Britain) as a flavour in its own right (not just an enhancer for coffee or chocolate as had been used in Europe).
References[]
- Bradford, Charles Angell (1939). Queen Elizabeth's Apothecary.OCLC 558614602
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Categories:
- 1530 births
- 1613 deaths
- 17th-century English people
- Vanilla
- Court of Elizabeth I