Eva Crackles Explained

Eva Crackles
Birth Name:Florence Eva Crackles
Birth Date:1918 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hull, England
Nationality:British
Fields:Botany
Work Institutions:University of Hull
Doctoral Advisor:Ronald Good
Awards:MBE (1992)

Eva Crackles (1918–2007) was a British botanist and teacher notable for her major contributions to the Atlas of the British Flora, published in 1962.

As a teacher she was Head of Biology at Hull's Malet Lambert School for many years, until 1978.[1] She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Hull in 1991.[2] The following year, she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her work in plant conservation. Crackles was elected Honorary Life member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland in 2000.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WOW Week of Women in GEES : Dr Eva Crackles, biogeographer. Jane . Bunting. Michelle . Farrell. 11 March 2015. GEES-ology: Geography, Environment and Earth Science in action. 12 May 2018.
  2. Hull Museums, Eva Crackles 1918-2007, Retrieved 15 August 2016
  3. Obituaries – FLORENCE EVA CRACKLES. Watsonia. 27. 91–97. 2008.
  4. Web site: Dr Eva Crackles - University of Hull . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419025443/http://www2.hull.ac.uk/science/crackles/eva.aspx . 2013-04-19 . dead .