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Alexis Soyer

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Soyer Field Stove

Alexey soyer helped improve the nutritional care of british and french troops in crimea. His inventions included a portable stove that could be used indoors or out. He also invented two different types of field rations which were more nutritionally balanced than what soldiers had been getting. But he almost certainly pushed himself too hard, including serving dinner parties where he could.

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