About Mary Lou Heiss
Mary Lou Heiss was a historian.
Mary Lou Heiss (1950 - 2017) was an American tea connoisseur, historian and author.
Life
She was born in 1950.
She completed her Bachelor's Degree in English from UMass Amherst in 1972.
She died in 2017 due to complications from MDS, a rare blood cancer.
She has been nominated for the James Beard Award for Reference and Scholarship for their co-authored book The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, published in 2007 by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House.
She and her husband have been described by the New York Times as 'The Professors of Tea' .
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American tea connoisseur, historian and author
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