Background
Grant, Richard Evans was born on June 18, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of Charles L. and Gladys N. (Evans) Grant.
Grant, Richard Evans was born on June 18, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of Charles L. and Gladys N. (Evans) Grant.
Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1949; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1958.
Instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1953-1954; research assistant, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1957-1961; paleobiologist, curator, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1972; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1961-1972; member United States National Committee on Geology, National Academy Science and Department Interior, 1979-1983.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow Geological Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Paleontological Society (president 1978-1979), Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, American Association Petroleum Geologists, International Paleontological Association (treasurer 1980-1989), Sigma Xi.
Married Lucy Lee Speaker, July 19, 1958. Children– Charles Lewis, Evan Richard, Lauren Philip.