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Eugenie Clark

Born
May 4, 1922 · Aged 92
Died
Feb 25, 2015
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Gender
Female
Movie credits
1
TV credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • The Shark Lady

Biography

Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 2015), popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. In addition to being regarded as an authority in marine biology, Clark was popularly recognized and used her fame to promote marine conservation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugenie Clark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.