Background
Fink, Richard David was born on July 14, 1936 in New York City. Son of Merwin Jesse and Claudia (Lowenthal) Fink.
Fink, Richard David was born on July 14, 1936 in New York City. Son of Merwin Jesse and Claudia (Lowenthal) Fink.
AB, Harvard University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Master of Arts (honorary), Amherst College, 1971; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Doshisha U., Kyoto, 1988.
National Science Foundation fellow in chemistry, Yale University, 1962-1963;
National Institutes of Health fellow, 1963-1964;
assistant professor of chemistry, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1964-1967;
associate professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1967-1971;
professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, since 1971;
Mellon professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1977-1980;
department chairman, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1970-1973, 79-82;
dean of faculty, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1983-1988. Visiting professor U. London, 1972-1973, 76-77, 96-97, 99-, U. Kansas, 1980. Visiting scholar United States Army War College, 1992, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988-1990, 93-95.
Consultant Education Associations, Inc.
Member American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Alice Christine Hovenden, September 8, 1961. Children: Rebecca Elisabeth, Johanna Hovenden.