Nicholas Hughes
Professor, Academic
1962 – 2009
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Who was Nicholas Hughes?
Nicholas Hughes (1962-2009) was the son of poet Sylvia Plath and writer Ted Hughes. He was an evolutionary biologist, an expert in "stream salmonid ecology", and a professor/researcher at University of Alaska Fairbanks. After years of struggling with depression, he committed suicide on March 16, 2009.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1962
North Tawton - Also known as
- Nick Hughes
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Christine M. Hunter
( - 2009/03/16)
- Christine M. Hunter
- Nationality
- England
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Biology
( - 1991) - Bachelor of Science, University of Oxford
Zoology
( - 1984) - Master of Arts, University of Oxford
Zoology
( - 1990) - Ibstock Place School
- Doctorate, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Employment
- Assistant Professor, School of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks
(1998 - 2006/12) - Research Assistant, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Biological Resources Division, United States Geological Survey
(1984 - 1991) - Intern, Sportfish Division, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(1990 - 1991) - Research Associate, Institute of Arctic Biology
(1992 - 1998) - Research Associate, Behavioral Ecology Research Group, Simon Fraser University
(1995 - 1998)
- Assistant Professor, School of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Lived in
- Fairbanks
- London
- Died
- Mar 16, 2009
Fairbanks
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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