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.
Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of horticulture at Oregon State University, invented the modern maraschino cherry in 1925 while working during Prohibition. He developed a brine method for making them.