Eva Crackles

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 (1918-01-23)23 January 1918 Hull, England
Died	14 July 2007(2007-07-14) (aged 89)
Nationality	British
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

• 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

1. 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.
2. Hull Museums, Eva Crackles 1918-2007, Retrieved 15 August 2016
3. "Obituaries – FLORENCE EVA CRACKLES" (PDF). Watsonia. 27: 91–97. 2008.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2016-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)