Background
Thorington, Richard Wainwright was born on December 24, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Thorington, Richard Wainwright was born on December 24, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
AB, Princeton University, 1959. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1964.
Primatologist, Harvard University Redgional Primate Center, Southborough, Massachusetts, 1964-1969; curator of mammals, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1969.
Trustee Delaware Museum Natural History, Wilmington, since 1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Mammalogists (directory).