Background
Richter, Richard Biddle was born on May 9, 1901 in La Porte, Indiana, United States. Son of Harry Walter and Elizabeth (Biddle) Richter.
Richter, Richard Biddle was born on May 9, 1901 in La Porte, Indiana, United States. Son of Harry Walter and Elizabeth (Biddle) Richter.
Bachelor of Science, U. Chicago, 1922. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1925.
Interne Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, 1924-1925. Graduate work in neurology, Rush Medical College, 1925-1930, assistant clinical professor neurology, 1932-1939. Assistant professor medicine, University of Chicago, 1936-1945, associate professor of medicine, 1945-1946, professor of neurology, 1946-1971.
Attending neurologist, Albert Merritt Billings Hospital, 1936-1971, Cook County Hospital, 1934-1938.
Member American Neurological Association (president 1963), American Association of Neuropathologists (president 1960-1961), Association for Research Nervous and Mental Diseases, American Academy Neurology, American Association for Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, Chicago Neurological Society (past president), Chicago Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Quadrangle, Chicago Literary (Chicago). Member editorial advisory board, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology since 1950, and Neurology, 1950-1971.
Married Gudrun Anderson, January 27, 1926. Children: Tor, Anders.