Eva Crackles
| Eva Crackles | |
|---|---|
 Dr Crackles | |
| Born |
Florence Eva Crackles 23 January 1918 Hull, England |
| Died | 14 July 2007 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Hull |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Good |
| Notable 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.
She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Hull in 1991.[1] 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.[2][3]
Works
- 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
- ↑ Eva Crackles 1918-2007, Hull Museums, Retrieved 15 August 2016
- ↑ "Obituaries – FLORENCE EVA CRACKLES" (PDF). Watsonia. 27: 91–97. 2008.
- ↑ http://www2.hull.ac.uk/science/crackles/eva.aspx
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