E Lucy Braun

A professor at the University of Cincinnati for many years, Braun and her students made extensive investigations of forest ecosystems. Dr Braun became the first woman president of the Ecological Society of America and was instrumental in preserving 10,000 wooded acres in Ohio; her dedicated research helped to create plant ecology as an academic discipline.

A professor at the University of Cincinnati for many years, Braun and her students made extensive investigations of forest ecosystems. Dr Braun became the first woman president of the Ecological Society of America and was instrumental in preserving 10,000 wooded acres in Ohio; her dedicated research helped to create plant ecology as an academic discipline. See less