Maggie Keswick Jencks

Maggie Keswick Jencks
Statue of Maggie Jencks at Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh
Statue of Maggie Jencks
at Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh
Born
Maggie Keswick

(1941-10-10)October 10, 1941
Cowhill Tower, Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
DiedJuly 8, 1995(1995-07-08) (aged 53)
London, England
Occupation(s)Writer
Artist
Garden designer
Years active1978–1995
SpouseCharles Jencks
FatherSir John Keswick

Margaret Keswick Jencks (10 October 1941 – 8 July 1995)[1] was a Scottish writer, artist and garden designer who co-founded Maggie's Centres with her husband Charles Jencks.[2]

  1. ^ Dingwall, Christopher (2006). Ewan, Elizabeth; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Siân (eds.). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women From the Earliest Times to 2004. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-748-62660-1. OCLC 938839302.
  2. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (15 July 1995). "Maggie Keswick, 53, Expert on Chinese Gardens". The New York Times.