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

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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 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1987.Professor Graeme Hugo AO
- Deceased Fellows In 2012, Hugo was honoured as an

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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