A Tribute to Richard T. Liddicoat Jr.
He's called "The Father of Modern Gemology," but Richard T. Liddicoat Jr., late chairman of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), deserves another title, too—"The Father of Retail Jewelry Professionalism." Liddicoat focused unswervingly on giving jewelers what he called "over-the-counter practicality" through education, innovations, policies, writings, and research he created or ch...