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Oliver Rackham

British botanist and landscape historian (1939-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 75

Oliver Rackham was an academic at the University of Cambridge who studied the ecology, management and development of the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and wood pasture. His books included Ancient Woodland (1980) and The History of the Countryside (1986).

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Natural World Book Prize1994
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the British Academy

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2015 · aged 75