Maggie Keswick Jencks
| Maggie Keswick Jencks | |
|---|---|
Statue of Maggie Jencks
at Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh |
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| Born |
Maggie Keswick October 10, 1941 Cowhill, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Died | July 8, 1995 (aged 53) London, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Writer Artist Garden designer |
| Years active | 1978-1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Jencks |
Maggie Keswick Jencks (10 October 1941 – 8 July 1995) was a writer, artist, garden designer and co-founder of Maggie's Centres.
Maggie Keswick Jencks was born at Cowhill, Dumfries in Scotland the only child of Sir John Keswick and Clare Elwes. Maggie's father was taipan of Jardine Matheson, the influential Scottish-Chinese trading company. The family spent time in Hong Kong and Shanghai as well as the UK. Maggie was schooled in England and read English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. After working in fashion, she studied at the Architectural Association in London and in 1978 she published The Chinese Garden: History, Art and Architecture.
In 1978, Maggie married Charles Jencks, writer and landscape artist, with whom she founded the first Maggie's Centres in Edinburgh, which opened in 1996.
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