Eileen May McCracken | |
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| Born | Eileen May Webb 16 February 1920 |
| Died | 12 November 1988 (aged 68) Durban, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast: B.Sc; B.Sc Hons; M.Sc; PhD (1962) |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, historian |
| Notable work | Irish woods since Tudor times (David & Charles,1971); The Palm House & Botanic Garden, Belfast (UHAI, 1971); The Brightest Jewel: A history of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, (with Charles Nelson) (Boethius, 1987); and The way to Kistenbosch (History of South African botanic gardens), (with Donal McCracken) (NBGSA, 1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botanic gardens history, forest history |
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Eileen May McCracken (16 February 1920 – 12 November 1988) was an Irish botanist, geographer and historian of botany. She also wrote on the history of Irish Gardens.