Emma lucy braun biography of rory

American botanist and ecologist (1889–1971)

Emma Lucy Braun (April 19, 1889 – March 5, 1971) was a prominent botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern United States who was a professor of the University of Cincinnati.

Emma lucy braun biography of rory

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.^[2]

Life and career

Emma Lucy Braun was born on April 19, 1889, in Cincinnati; she lived in Ohio for the remainder of her life.^[3] The daughter of George Frederick and Emma Moriah (Wright) Braun, her early interest in the natural world was encouraged by her parents, who took her and her older sister Annette Frances Braun into the woods to identify wildflowers.

Braun's mother even had a small herbarium. In high school, Braun herself began collecting plants for study, the begi