Background
Wightman, Richard Herbert was born on March 27, 1948 in Leeds, England. Son of Harold and Renée Mary (Suttenstall) Wightman.
Wightman, Richard Herbert was born on March 27, 1948 in Leeds, England. Son of Harold and Renée Mary (Suttenstall) Wightman.
Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, 1972.
Research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972-1973; research fellow, U. College London, 1973-1975; lecturer, Heriot-Watt U., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975-1986; senior lecturer, Heriot-Watt U., Edinburgh, since 1986.
Lieutenant United Kingdom Territorial Army, 1966-1972. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (Tate and Lyle award 1984).
Married Judith Barbara Clark, October 2, 1976. Children: Claire, Andrew.