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Emma Lucy Braun

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American botanist and first woman to be elected President of the Ecological Society of America, in 1950 (1889-1971)

United StatesScientistsLived 1889 to 1971 · aged 81
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Emma Lucy Braun was a prominent botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern United States who was a professor of the University of Cincinnati. She was the first woman to be elected President of the Ecological Society of America, in 1950.

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Wright-Braun family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OhioWright-Braun family monument, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OhioE. Lucy Braun grave marker, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OhioE. Lucy Braun grave marker, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio

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1970Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame
1952Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award
1943Guggenheim Fellowship

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Emma Lucy Braun was a prominent botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern United States who was a professor of the University of Cincinnati. She was the first woman to be elected President of the Ecological Society of America, in 1950. She was an environmentalist before the term was popularized, and a pioneering woman in her field, winning many awards for her work.

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United States
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1889 to 1971 · aged 81
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