Richard W. Hughes

Richard Hughes

Richard Hughes in 2011

Years active| 1980–present
Known for| Gemology

Richard W. Hughes is an American gemologist and author who specialises in corundum, particularly rubies and sapphires. He is a co-founder of Lotus Gemology, a gemological testing laboratory based in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Books
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Career

Richard W. Hughes graduated from the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1980. He became a Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain (FGA) in 1982. Hughes served as director of AIGS in the 1980s. In 1997, he published Ruby & Sapphire.[2]

Hughes has authored and co-authored several books on gemstones and has published articles in the field of gemology.[3] He received the American Gem Society's Richard T. Liddicoat Journalism Award in 2004 and again in 2005.[4][5]

## Books

* Terra Spinel: Terra Firma, Vladyslav Y. Yavorskyy and Hughes, R.W. (2010). Bangkok: Yavorskyy Co., 202 pp., ISBN 978-0-615-40901-6
* Ruby & Sapphire, Hughes, R.W. (1997) Boulder, CO, RWH Publishing, 512pp. ISBN 978-0-9645097-6-4
* Corundum, Hughes, R.W. (1990). Northamptonshire, UK: Butterworth’s Gem Books, Butterworth-Heinemann, 314 pp., ISBN 978-0-7506-1007-0
* The Book of Ruby & Sapphire, Halford-Watkins, J.F. and Hughes, R.W. (2012). RWH Publishing, 434 pp., ISBN 978-0-9645097-0-2

## See also

* Gemology

## References

1. ↑ "Lotus Gemology Staff Bios & Accomplishments". https://lotusgemology.com/about/our-staff.
2. ↑ Australian Jeweller, May 1998, p. 10
3. ↑ Hughes, Richard. "Ruby & Sapphire | Richard W. Hughes Bibliography". http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/rwh-biblio.htm.
4. ↑ "Richard Hughes Receives Journalism Awards". http://www.palagems.com/liddicoat_award.htm. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
5. ↑ "Liddicoat Awards Announced". JCK Magazine. http://www.jckonline.com/article/292786-Liddicoat_Awards_Announced.php. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

## External links

* HW Diamonds
* Web Site of R.W. Hughes

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