Rita Taketsuru

Rita Taketsuru
Taketsuru with her husband Masataka
Born
Jessie Roberta Cowan

(1896-12-14)14 December 1896
Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Died17 January 1961(1961-01-17) (aged 64)
Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse
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(m. 1920)​

Rita Taketsuru (Japanese: 竹鶴リタ, Hepburn: Taketsuru Rita; born Jessie Roberta Cowan; 14 December 1896 – 17 January 1961) was a Scottish businesswoman who joined her Japanese husband Masataka Taketsuru in co-creating the company Nikka Whisky, which established the whisky industry in Japan.

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