Background
Anderson, Richard William was born on September 11, 1919 in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Peter and Christine (Erichsen) Anderson.
Anderson, Richard William was born on September 11, 1919 in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Peter and Christine (Erichsen) Anderson.
Student, Carleton College, 1936-1938; Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1941; Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1943.
Intern, United States Marine Hospital, Seattle, 1943; graduate training, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 1946-1947, part-time 1949-1950; resident psychiatrist, Baldpate, Inc., Georgetown, Massachusetts, 1947-1950; deputy commissioner mental health, Minnesota, 1950-1951; private practice, St. Paul, 1951-1953; member of faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1953-1975; professor psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1961-1975; chief psychiatry service, Minneapolis General Hospital, 1953-1957; director adult psychiatry clinic, Minneapolis General Hospital, 1958-1970; chief clinical services, department psychiatry, Minneapolis General Hospital, 1970-1975; senior consultant, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, 1975-1993; retired, 1993.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life).
Married Bette Ann Simonson, July 31, 1943. Children: Peter, John, Erik.