Background
Johnson, John Richard was born on December 3, 1949 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of John Warren and Ruth Berdine (Daniell) Johnson.
Johnson, John Richard was born on December 3, 1949 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of John Warren and Ruth Berdine (Daniell) Johnson.
Student, Occidental College, 1968-1969; Bachelor with highest honors, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988.
Archaeologist, Los Padres National Forest, Goleta, California, 1976-1978; assistant curator department anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978-1985; forest archaeologist, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985-1986; curator anthropology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, since 1986. Program and arrangement chairman Third California Indian Conference, Santa Barbara, 1987.
Member advisory council Santa Cruz Island Foundation, Santa Barbara, since 1988. Member Friends of Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library. Member Society for California Archaeology (Southern vice president 1989-1991), Society for American Archaeology, California Mission Studies Association, Santa Barbara History Society, Santa Barbara Trust for History Preservation, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Eileen Heagen, September 4, 1971. Children: Daniel, Erin.