Richard Leonard Park

Background

Park, Richard Leonard was born on March 29, 1920 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Leonard and Alice (Farrell) Park.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1942. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1948, Doctor of Philosophy, 1951.

Career

Teaching fellow Harvard, 1949-1950. Assistant professor political science, assistant to chancellor, director Center for S. Asia Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 1953-1959. Associate professor political science, director Center for Southern Asian Studies, University of Michigan, 1959-1962.

Representative in India, The Asia Found, 1962-1964, also consultant. Dean division social science, professor political science U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1966. Professor political science University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1966-1980, department chairman, 1971-1972.

Professor foreign affairs National War College, 1968-1969. Associate, Council on International Exchange of Scholars.

Membership

Served to captain Signal Corps, United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow Institute History Studies Calcutta, Social Science Research Council, Middle East Institute. Member American Institute Indian Studies (past vice president, Chairman of the Board, now trustee), Association Asian Studies (secretary-treasurer 1971-1976, president 1978-1979, past Chairman of Commission on S. Asia, past director), Council Foreign Relations, American Political Science Association, American Society for International Law, Asiatic Society Bengal.

Member editorial board Asian Survey, Asian Forum, 1960-1980.

Connections

Married Donna M. Divine, May 1, 1960.

Father:

Leonard Park

Mother:

Alice (Farrell) Park

Spouse:

Donna M. Divine