Oliver Rackham | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 February 2015 | (aged 75)
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Woodlands |
Awards | Order of the British Empire (1998) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Oliver Rackham (17 October 1939 – 12 February 2015) was a British academic. He studied the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and wood pasture, Rackham wrote a number of books, including The History of the Countryside (1986) and one on Hatfield Forest.
He died on 12 February 2015 at the age of 75.[1]