Oliver Rackham (1939–2015)
Author of The History of the Countryside
About the Author
Oliver Rackham OBE FBA is the outstanding botanical and landscape writer of his generation, whose books include The History of the Countryside, Trees and Woodlands in the British Landscape, and Ancient Woodland and Woodlands. He was Honorary Professor of Historical Ecology at Cambridge University show more and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He died in 2015, shortly after the publication of The Ash Tree. show less
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Works by Oliver Rackham
Associated Works
Cretan offerings : studies in honour of Peter Warren (British School at Athens studies ; 18) (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1939-10-17
- Date of death
- 2015-02-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College)
- Occupations
- Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
Master of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
Honorary Professor of Historical Ecology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Historical Ecologist - Organizations
- University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College)
University of Cambridge (Department of Plant Sciences) - Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (1998)
Keeper of the College Silver
British Academy (fellow | 2002)
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Statistics
- Works
- 15
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 728
- Popularity
- #34,885
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 44
- Favorited
- 1