Eva Crackles (1918–2007) was a British botanist and

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notable for her major contributions to the ''

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,'' published in 1962. As a teacher she was Head of Biology at

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's Malet Lambert School for many years, until 1978. She received an honorary

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degree from the

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in 1991. The following year, she was made a

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(MBE) by

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for her work in plant conservation. Crackles was elected Honorary Life member of the

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in 2000.

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British botanists 1918 births 2007 deaths Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Members of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-botanist-stub