Eugenie Clark
Acting
May 4, 1922
Died at age 92
February 25, 2015
Date of Death
New York City, New York
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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.
