Eva Crackles MBE FLS (1918–2007) was a British botanist and teacher notable for her major contributions to the Atlas of the British Flora, published in 1962.
Eva Crackles | |
|---|---|
 Dr Crackles | |
| Born | Florence Eva Crackles 23 January 1918 Hull, England |
| Died | 14 July 2007 (aged 89) |
| Occupations | |
| Awards | MBE (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Hull |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Good |
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]
Works
edit- The Flowering Plants of Spurn. Hull Academic Press. 1986. ASIN B0007BMORO.
- Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Hull Academic Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0859584876.
References
edit- ^ Bunting, Jane; Farrell, Michelle (11 March 2015). "WOW Week of Women in GEES : Dr Eva Crackles, biogeographer". GEES-ology: Geography, Environment and Earth Science in action. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Hull Museums, Eva Crackles 1918-2007, Retrieved 15 August 2016
- ^ "Obituaries – FLORENCE EVA CRACKLES" (PDF). Watsonia. 27: 91–97. 2008.
- ^ "Dr Eva Crackles - University of Hull". Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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