Richard William Duesenberg

Background

Duesenberg, Richard William was born on December 10, 1930 in St. Louis. Son of (John August) Hugo and Edna Marie (Warmann) Duesenberg.

Education

Bachelor, Valparaiso U., 1951; Juris Doctor, Valparaiso U., 1953; Master of Laws, Yale University, 1956.

Career

Professor of law, New York University, New York City, 1956-1962; director law center publications, New York University, New York City, 1960-1962; senior attorney, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1963-1970; assistant general counsel, assistant secretary, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1975-1977; senior vice president, secretary, general counsel, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1977-1996. Director law Monsanto Textiles Company, St. Louis, 1971-1975. Corporation secretary FisherControls Company, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1969-1971, Olympia Industries, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1974-1975.

Visiting professor law U. Missouri, 1970-1971. Faculty Banking School South, Louisiana State University, 1967-1983. Visiting scholar Cambridge U., England, 1996.

Visiting professor law St. Saint Louis University, 1997-1998.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (with Lawrence P. King) Sales and Bulk Transfers Under the Uniform Commercial Code, 2 vols, 1966, review, 1984, New York Law of Contracts, 3 vols, 1964, Missouri Forms and Practice Under the Uniform Commercial Code, 2 vols, 1966. Editor: Annual Survey of America Law, New York University, 1961-1962. Member board contributing editors and advisors: Corporation Law Rev, 1977-1986.
    
    Contributor articles to law reviews, journals.

Membership

Member lawyers advisory county National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, 1980, Administrative Conference United States,1980-1986, legal advising committee New York Stock Exch., 1983-1987, corporation law department advisory county Practising Law Institute, 1982. Board directors Bach Society, St. Louis, 1985-1986, president, 1973-1977. Board directors Valparaiso U., since 1977, Chairman of the Board visitors law school, since 1966, Lutheran Charities Association, 1984-1987, vice chairman,1986-1987.

Board directors Lutheran Medical Center, St. Louis, 1973-1982, vice chairman, 1975-1980. Board directors National Judicial College, 1984-1990, St. Louis Symphony, since 1988, Opera Theatre St. Louis, since 1988, Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis, since 1992, Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, since 1997. Served with United States Army, 1953-1955.

Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (Chairman of Commission uniform commercial code 1976-1979, county section corporation, banking and business law 1979-1983, secretary 1983-1984, chairman 1986-1987), Missouri Bar Association, American Law Institute, Mont Pelerin Society, National Judicial College (board directors 1984-1990), Order of Coif, Bach Society, American Society Corporation Secretary (board chairman 1987-1988), Association General Council, American Arbitration Association, St. Louis Club.

Connections

Married Phyllis Evelyn Buehner, August 7, 1955. Children: Karen, Daryl, Mark, David.

Father:

(John August) Hugo Duesenberg

Mother:

Edna Marie (Warmann) Duesenberg

Spouse:

Phyllis Evelyn Buehner

child:

Karen Duesenberg

child:

Daryl Duesenberg

child:

Mark Duesenberg

child:

David Duesenberg