Richard W. Hughes
Richard Hughes | |
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 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]
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
References
- ^ "Lotus Gemology Staff Bios & Accomplishments". Lotus Gemology. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Australian Jeweller, May 1998, p. 10
- ^ Hughes, Richard. "Ruby & Sapphire | Richard W. Hughes Bibliography". www.ruby-sapphire.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Richard Hughes Receives Journalism Awards". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Liddicoat Awards Announced". JCK Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.