Background
Mertens, Richard Buchanan was born on December 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh. Son of Henry W. and Elizabeth (Bellows) Mertens.
Mertens, Richard Buchanan was born on December 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh. Son of Henry W. and Elizabeth (Bellows) Mertens.
AB cum laude, Brown University, 1957. Master of City Planning, Harvard University, 1960.
Planning technician Dienst Der Zuiderzeewerken, Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1961-1962. Planner Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1963-1970, assistant to project director, 1970-1971, project director, 1971-1972, director special projects, 1972-1974, environmental review officer, since 1974.
Alternate Commission on Secondary Education, Boston, 1973-1974. Member American Planning Association, American Institute Certified Planners, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Brown University of Boston (president 1983-1987), Harvard of Boston.