Ernest H. Wiegand (July 10, 1886 – April 1973) was a professor of horticulture at Oregon State University who, in 1925 during Prohibition, developed a brine method that led to the modern maraschino cherry.
The food sciences building on the university's Corvallis, Oregon campus, Wiegand Hall, is named in his honour.
Awards He won the Nicholas Appert Award in 1960.
References
Further reading Chronological history of Oregon State University - 1920 to 1929