Lucy Cranwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucy Cranwell

New Zealand botanist (1907 - 2000)

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2000

Profession: writer, botanist, palynologist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lucy May Cranwell FRSNZ (7 August 1907 – 8 June 2000) was a New Zealand botanist responsible for groundbreaking work in palynology.
Cranwell was appointed curator of botany at Auckland Museum in 1929, when she was 21 years old.
As well as her work on ancient pollen samples she was responsible for encouraging a love of botany in a generation of Auckland children.