D. Fairchild Ruggles

D. (Dede) Fairchild Ruggles is an American historian of Islamic art and architecture, and a professor in the University of Illinois Department of Landscape Architecture. She is known for her books on Islamic gardens and landscapes, her series of edited volumes on cultural heritage, and her award-winning work in gender history.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor Ruggles holds the Presidential Chair in Humanities and Social Science. Provided by Wikipedia