John Lewis Richter

Background

Richter, John Lewis was born on July 26, 1933 in Laredo, Texas, United States. Son of Herbert Lewis and Anna Mansel (Sutton) Richter.

Education

Associate of Arts, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1952; Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1954; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1958.

Career

Technical staff, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1958-1997; retired, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory. Group leader Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1978-1981, program manager, 1983-1986, chairman nuclear criticality safety committee, 1993-1996. Consultant Jasons, La Jolla, California, 1995.

Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1997.

Achievements

• John Lewis Richter has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Santa Fe Opera, 1965-1993. Trustee Santa Fe Opera Foundation, since 1976. Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Mary Ann Ward, November 28, 1958 (divorced 1985). Children: Donald Andrew, Alan Ward. Married Dixie Elizabeth Hanks, November 11, 1995.

Father:

Herbert Lewis Richter

Mother:

Anna Mansel (Sutton) Richter

Spouse:

Dixie Elizabeth Hanks

Spouse:

Mary Ann Ward

child:

Alan Ward Richter

child:

Donald Andrew Richter