Background
Osborne, Richard Hazelet was born on June 18, 1920 in Kennecott, Alaska, United States. Son of Clarence Edward and Margaret Jerenne (Hazelet) Osborne.
Anthropology and medical genetics educator
Osborne, Richard Hazelet was born on June 18, 1920 in Kennecott, Alaska, United States. Son of Clarence Edward and Margaret Jerenne (Hazelet) Osborne.
Student, University Alaska, 1939-1941; Bachelor of Science, Bachelor, U. Washington, 1949; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1949-1950; Doctor of Philosophy (Viking Fund Pre-doctoral fellow, Special fellow Institute for Study Human Variation), Columbia, 1956; honorary doctor odontology, U. Oulu, Finland, 1994.
Research associate, Columbia University, 1953-1958;
assistant, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1958-1960;
associate, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1960-1962;
associate member, head section human genetics, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1962-1964;
professor anthropology and medical genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1964-1986;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1986;
research associate Quatenary Center, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1993. Associate professor preventive medicine Cornell Medical College, 1962-1964. Clinical geneticist Memorial Hospital for Cancer, New York City, 1963-1965.
Visiting scientist Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, 1969-1971. Consultant human genetics Newington (Connecticut) Childrens Hospital, 1971-1973. Member of committee on epidemiology and veterans follow-up studies National Research Council, 1969-1973.
Member perinatal research committee National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 1970-1972. Member cultural anthropology fellowship and review National Institute of Mental Health, 1969-1973.
Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow Explorers Club. Member American Association Physical Anthropology (executive committee 1965-1967, vice president 1968-1970), American Society for Human Genetics (director 1960-1961, 67-69), Behavior Genetics Association (president pro-tem 1970-1971), Society for Study Social Biology (editor Social Biology 1961-1999, director 1981-1983, 86-99), Pioneers of Alaska (life), Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara White, October 14, 1944. Children: Susan, Richard, David. Married Barbara Teachman, September 1, 1970.