Richard Hovey Nieman

Background

Nieman, Richard Hovey was born on November 7, 1922 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Charles Percival and Nancy Leigh (Hovey) Nieman.

Education

Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1949; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1955.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1955-1956; plant physiologist United States Salinity Laboratory,, USDA, Riverside, California, 1956-1988; retired,, 1988. Adjunct Professor biochemistry University of California, Riverside, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• Richard Hovey Nieman has been listed as a noteworthy plant physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active environmentalist, Riverside, since 1980. Volunteer feeding the hungry lst United Methodist Church, Riverside, since 1986. Staff sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, PTO.

Interests

• Avocations: music, poetry, literature, running.

Connections

Married Mary Owens Hall, April 27, 1946. Children: Arthur Hall, Edward Hovey.

Father:

Charles Percival Nieman

Mother:

Nancy Leigh (Hovey) Nieman

Spouse:

Mary Owens Hall

child:

Arthur Hall Nieman

child:

Edward Hovey Nieman