Richard Holzman DEMUTH

September 11, 1910 (age 95)

New York, United States

Judge 1934-1935; practised law" in New York with firm of Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett 1935-1939. Special Assistant to United States Attorney-General, Office of Solicitor-General 1939-1942. Assistant to Chief of Procurement Division, Air Technical Service Command 1942-1945. Legal Adviser, Industry Division, United States Military Government, in Germany. Assistant to President, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1946-1947, Assistant to Vice-President 1947-1951, Director Technology Assistance and Liaison 1951-1961, Director Development Services Department 1961-1973. Assistant to President Institute Finance Corporation 1956-1957. Partner law firm of Surrey & Morse, Washington 1973-1981, Counsel since 1982. Led International Bank for Reconstruction and Development missions to Brazil 1949, Suriname 1951, Burma 1953, Spain 1958, Turkey 1965. Chairman Institute Board for Plant Genetic Resources 1974-1981, Chairman Emeritus since 1982. Chairman Board Genetic Resources Communications Systems, Incorporated. since 1987. Vice-Chairman Montgomery Company Citizens’ Housing Advisory Committee. Former Chairman Consultative Group on Institute Agricultural Research.

Richard Holzman H. DEMUTH

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lawyer and financier

Background

DEMUTH, Richard was born on September 11, 1910 in New York, United States. Son of Leopold and Dora Holzman Demuth.

Education

AB summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1931; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1934.

Career

Judge 1934-1935; practised law" in New York with firm of Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett 1935-1939. Special Assistant to United States Attorney-General, Office of Solicitor-General 1939-1942. Assistant to Chief of Procurement Division, Air Technical Service Command 1942-1945.

Legal Adviser, Industry Division, United States Military

Government, in Germany. Assistant to President, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1946-1947, Assistant to Vice-President 1947-1951, Director Technology Assistance and Liaison 1951-1961, Director Development Services Department 1961-1973.

Assistant to President Institute Finance Corporation 1956-1957. Partner law firm of Surrey & Morse, Washington 1973-1981, Counsel since 1982.

Led International Bank for Reconstruction and Development missions to Brazil 1949, Suriname 1951, Burma 1953, Spain 1958, Turkey 1965.

Chairman Institute Board for Plant Genetic Resources 1974-1981, Chairman Emeritus since 1982. Chairman Board Genetic Resources Communications Systems, Incorporated. since 1987. Vice-Chairman Montgomery Company Citizens’ Housing Advisory Committee.

Former Chairman Consultative Group on Institute Agricultural Research.

Achievements

Richard Holzman Demuth has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice chairman Citizens Housing Advisory Committee, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1987-1991. Served to lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member District of Columbia Bar Association, Bar Association of City of New York, Metropolitan Club District of Columbia, Princeton Club New York City.

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Avocation: golf.

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Married Eunice Burdick, June 14, 1947. 1 child, Nancy Chase Demuth Thompson.

Father:: Leopold Demuth
Mother:: Dora (Holzman) Demuth
Spouse:: Eunice Burdick
child:: Nancy Chase Demuth Thompson Demuth

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