Edwin Perkins
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 64 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 8,1889 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Lewis |
| Iowa | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 3,1961 |
| Died | Rochester |
| Minnesota | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Kitty Shoemaker |
| Known for | Kool-Aid |
| Job | Inventor |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1351482 |
Edwin Perkins Life story
Edwin Elijah Perkins, born in Lewis, Iowa, United States, invented the powdered drink mix Kool-Aid in 1927 in Hastings, Nebraska, after his family had moved to Hendley, Nebraska from Iowa in 1893. As a young man he worked with products like Jell-O, which was sold in his father's general store in Hendley.