Eben Norton Horsford | |
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| Born | July 27, 1818 Moscow, New York, United States |
| Died | January 1, 1893 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Glycocoll Baking powder Viking research |
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| Children | Cornelia Horsford Lilian Horsford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Albany Female Academy Lawrence Scientific School |
Eben Norton Horsford (July 27, 1818 – January 1, 1893) was an American scientist who taught agricultural chemistry in the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard from 1847 to 1863. Later he was known for his reformulation of baking powder, his interest in Viking settlements in North America, and the monuments he built to Leif Erikson.