Hugh Morgan (apothecary)

Hugh Morgan (c.1530–1613) was born in Bradfield, Essex. He was appointed as apothecary to Queen Elizabeth I of England around July 1583. He was supposed to become Master of the Grocers' Company a few months before the time when he was appointed, and asked to be excused from taking office so he could fulfill his duties.^[1] Morgan is believed to have introduced vanilla to Queen Elizabeth, in 1602, as a flavour.^[2] He died in his home in Battersea in 1613. He was buried in St. Mary's Church on 13 September.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Matthews, Leslie G. Royal Apothecaries of the Tudor Period (PDF). pp. 177–178. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
^ Chow, Kat (23 March 2014). "When Vanilla Was Brown And How We Came To See It As White". NPR. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

Sources

Bradford, Charles Angell (1939). Queen Elizabeth's Apothecary.OCLC 558614602

[:0-1] Matthews, Leslie G. Royal Apothecaries of the Tudor Period (PDF). pp. 177–178. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

[2] Chow, Kat (23 March 2014). "When Vanilla Was Brown And How We Came To See It As White". NPR. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

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