Background
Meyer, Richard Charles was born on May 2, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Frederick Albert and Tekla Charlotte (Schrade) Meyer.
Meyer, Richard Charles was born on May 2, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Frederick Albert and Tekla Charlotte (Schrade) Meyer.
Bachelor of Science, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1952; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1961.
Teaching and research assistant, Ohio State University, 1956-1961; research associate, Ohio State University, 1961-1962; microbiologist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1964; assistant professor veterinary pathology and hygiene and microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1965-1968; associate professor, University of Illinois, 1968-1973; professor, University of Illinois, 1973-1989; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, since 1989.
Served with C.E. United States Army, 1952-1954. Member American Academy Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Science, American Society Microbiology, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Zeta.
Married Carolyn Yvonne Patton, April 6, 1963. Children: Frederick Gustav, Carl Anselm.