Background
Steckel, Richard Hall was born on June 28, 1944 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Richard Hoch and Lillian Blanche (Hall) Steckel.
Steckel, Richard Hall was born on June 28, 1944 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Richard Hoch and Lillian Blanche (Hall) Steckel.
AB, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1966. Master of Arts in Economics, Master of Arts in Mathematics, University Oklahoma, 1970. Master of Arts in Economics, University Chicago, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Chicago, 1977.
Instructor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1974-1977; assistant professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1977-1981; associate professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981-1989; professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1989. Research associate National Bureau Economics Research, Cambridge, since 1982.
Member American Economic Association, Economic History Association (chair program committee 1999, vice president 1999-2000), American History Association, Population Association American, Social Sciences History Association (chair program committee 1985-1986, chair nomination committee 1991-1992, vice president 2003-2004, president 2004-2005), Cliometrics Society (chair board trustees 2004^), American Association Physical Anthropologists.
Son of; married Barbara Jean Bullard, September 26, 1972. Children: Sarah Elizabeth, Anna Kathryn.