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Author and gemologist. Involved in gemology since 1979. Accredited Gemologist from Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (1980); Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (1983).

Richard W. Hughes is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on ruby and sapphire. The author of several books and over 170 articles on gems and gemology, his writings and photographs have appeared in a diverse range of publications. In a lengthy career, Richard has received numerous industry awards. Co-winner of the 2004 Edward J. Gübelin Most Valuable Article Award from Gems & Gemology magazine, the following year he was awarded a Richard T. Liddicoat Journalism Award from the American Gem Society. In 2010, he received the 2010 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology from the Accredited Gemologists Association. The Association Française de Gemmologie (AFG) in 2013 named Richard as one of the fifty most important figures that have shaped the history of gems since antiquity. Richard was awarded a visiting professorship at Shanghai's Tongji University in 2016. 2017 saw the publication of Richard's Ruby & Sapphire: A Gemologist's Guide, arguably the most complete book ever published on a single gem species and the culmination of nearly four decades of work in gemology. In 2018, Richard was named Photographer of the Year by the Gem-A for his photo of a jade market in China.

Author/Co-Author of: Corundum (1990) Ruby & Sapphire (1991) Ruby & Sapphire (1997) Terra Spinel (2010) Ruby & Sapphire: A Collector's Guide (2014) Ruby & Sapphire: A Gemologist's Guide (2017) Inside Out: GEM•ology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses (2020)