Can you provide a biography of Dr. Eugenie Clark?

1. Where did Eugenie Clark go to college?
2. How old is Eugenie Clark?
3. What species of fish did Eugenie Clark discover?
4. What did Eugenie Clark do as a kid?
5. How many times did Eugenie Clark get married?
6. Was Eugenie Clark ever bitten by a shark?
7. What nickname did Eugenie Clark get from many people?
8. Who was Eugenie Clark for kids?
9. Where did Eugenie encounter wild sharks?

Where did Eugenie Clark go to college?

Dr. Eugenie Clark, known as "the shark lady," was born in New York City where she attended school. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College and Master of Arts and doctoral degrees from New York University.

How old is Eugenie Clark?

Eugenie Clark, a world authority on sharks who defied society's expectations about both women's roles in science and the much-feared underwater creatures she studied, died Feb. 25 at her home in Sarasota, Fla. She was 92.

What species of fish did Eugenie Clark discover?

Clark discovered several fish species, among them Trichonotus nikii, a Red Sea sand diver named after her son Nikolas, and the Red Sea Moses sole (Pardachirus marmoratus), which produces a natural shark repellent. Her passion, however, was studying sharks and dispelling myths and fears about them through education.

What did Eugenie Clark do as a kid?

Her childhood curiosity led to a prolific lifelong career. Wandering the aquarium as a child, Clark didn't know she would spend much of her life underwater, explore the depths of the Red Sea, or come face-to-face with “gangsters of the deep,” as she referred to sharks.

How many times did Eugenie Clark get married?

Clark was married five times. She and her second husband, Dr. Ilias Konstantinu, an orthopedic surgeon, had four children — Hera, Aya, Themistokles and Nikolas — and were divorced in 1967. They survive her, as does one grandson.

Was Eugenie Clark ever bitten by a shark?

Despite many close calls, Clark was never bitten by a shark--at least not by a living one. Years ago she was driving to a lecture with a tiger shark jaw on the seat beside her.

What nickname did Eugenie Clark get from many people?

Eugenie Clark — nicknamed "The Shark Lady" — was a world authority on sharks and fish who built Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955. The Lab, then called the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, was created and supported by the Vanderbilt family as a place to study the oceans and share that information with the world.

Who was Eugenie Clark for kids?

Eugenie Clark, “the Shark Lady,” spent her weekends as a child at the New York Aquarium. She grew up to be an expert on sharks and other marine animals. Eugenie Clark was born in 1922 in New York City. Her father died when she was two and her mother took a job at a newsstand to make ends meet.

Where did Eugenie encounter wild sharks?

Her scholastic success was great enough to also earn her a scholarship to study fish in the Red Sea, where she discovered three marine species previously unknown to scientists. Earning a research mission to explore the Palua Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, Eugenie first encountered wild sharks.