Graeme John Hugo (5 December 1946 – 20 January 2015) was an Australian

demographer Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...

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, and

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. Hugo, a professor of

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, was considered one of Australia's leading demographers. He served as the director of the Australian Migration and Population Research Centre at the University of Adelaide. Some of his most recent studies focused on discrimination against job-seekers from non-English speaking families and backgrounds. He was elected a fellow of the

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in 1987.Professor Graeme Hugo AO
- Deceased Fellows In 2012, Hugo was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia for his work in population research. Graeme Hugo died from a short illness on 20 January 2015, at the age of 68.

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Australian Migration and Population Research Centre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hugo, Graeme 1946 births 2015 deaths Australian demographers Officers of the Order of Australia Academic staff of the University of Adelaide Australian National University alumni Flinders University alumni University of Adelaide alumni Deaths from cancer in South Australia Australian geographers Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia