Background
Lynt, Richard King was born on February 25, 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Richard King and Elsie Ackerman (King) Lynt.
Lynt, Richard King was born on February 25, 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Richard King and Elsie Ackerman (King) Lynt.
Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology, University Maryland, 1939. Master of Science in Bacteriology and Food Technology, University Maryland, 1942.
Graduate assistant bacteriology, U. Maryland., College Pk., Maryland., 1939-1940; food inspector, bacteriologist, District of Columbia Health Department, Washington, 1940-1942; lab officer, hospital corps, medical service corps, United States Naval Reserve, Bethesda, Maryland., Oceanside, California, 1942-1946; bacteriologist, E.R. Squibb & Sons, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1946-1948; research fellow, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1948-1949; bacteriologist, National Institutes of Health National Institute Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, 1951-1963; microbiologist, United States Food and Drug Administration Division Microbiology, Washington, 1963-1983; microbiologist consultant, retired, Silver Spring, Maryland., since 1983. Member interagency botulism research coordinating committee, Washington, 1968-1983;faculty member American Society for Microbiology Continuing Education Committee, Dallas,1981. Member People to People Enzymology Delaware to People's Republic of China, 1985.
Member Pinecrest Citizens Association, Silver Spring, 1960-1998. Administrative board Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church, Silver Spring, since 1985. Judge of elections Board Supervisors Elections, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1988-1992.
Served to lieutenant Medical Service Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Institute Food Technologists, Naval Reserve Association, American Society for Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Elizabeth Mackenzie Cissel, November 17, 1944. Children: Richard, Margaret, David.