Clark, Eugenie, 1922-2015

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Dr. Eugenie Clark — nicknamed "The Shark Lady" — was a world authority on sharks and fish who built Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955. Genie's one-woman operation eventually grew into a full-fledged research laboratory with twenty-five diverse research programs, a formal education division and the public Mote Aquarium.

She was a research assistant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the New York Zoological Society, and at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Dr. Clark was the recipient of three honorary D.Sc. degrees and awards from the National Geographic Society, the Explorers Club, the Underwater Society of America, the American Littoral Society, the Gold Medal Award of the Society of Women Geographers, and the President's Medal of the University of Maryland. She has authored three books and over 160 scientific and popular articles.

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referencedIn James W. Atz papers American Museum of Natural History
creatorOf Eugenie Clark photographic slide collection of Egypt, Red Sea and South Pacific, circa 1950-1959. American Museum of Natural History
referencedIn Archival Collection: Charles M. Breder Jr. Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.)
referencedIn Mote History Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.)
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Bound signature books for citations for recipients fo honours given at Convocation, 1994-1999. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Weather and storms ; Mouth-breeding fish ; Volcanoes American Museum of Natural History
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referencedIn Coastal Commitment: An Oral History of Volunteers at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.)
referencedIn Speech by Dr. William Taft "Current Research of the Mote Marine Lab" Manatee County Public Library System
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founderOf Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Provine, William B. person
associatedWith Taft, William H. person
associatedWith University of Guelph. Convocation. corporateBody
employeeOf University of Maryland at College Park. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York NY US
Sarasota FL US
Subject
Sharks
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College teachers
Ichthyologists
Marine biologists
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Birth 1922-05-04

Death 2015-02-25

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