Clark, Eugenie, 1922-2015
Variant namesDr. 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.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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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 |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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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 |
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| New York | NY | US | |
| Sarasota | FL | US |
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| Sharks |
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| College teachers |
| Ichthyologists |
| Marine biologists |
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Person
Birth 1922-05-04
Death 2015-02-25
