Background
Demuth, Richard Holzman was born on September 11, 1910 in New York City. Son of Leopold and Dora (Holzman) Demuth.
Demuth, Richard Holzman was born on September 11, 1910 in New York City. Son of Leopold and Dora (Holzman) Demuth.
AB summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1931. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1934.
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 Mil. Government, in Germany. Assistant to President, IBRD 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 IBRD 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, Inc. since 1987. Vice-Chairman Montgomery Company Citizens’ Housing Advisory Committee.
Former Chairman Consultative Group on Institute Agricultural Research.
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.
Married Eunice Burdick, June 14, 1947. 1 child, Nancy Chase Demuth Thompson.