Background
Lenk, Richard William was born on August 29, 1936 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Richard William and Eleanor Marion (Haenschen) Lenk.
Lenk, Richard William was born on August 29, 1936 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Richard William and Eleanor Marion (Haenschen) Lenk.
Bachelor cum laude, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1969. Lecturer, Long Island U., 1964-1965, Brooklyn College,1965-1967.
Instructor New York University, summer 1968. Lecturer Hunter College, New York City, 1969. Assistant professor Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, 1969-1973, associate professor, 1973-1980, professor of history, 1980-1998, professor emeritus, 1998.
Trustee, Bergen County History Society, 1977-1980, president, 1980-1983. Member Hackensack Tercentenary Committee for New Jersey, 1962-1964. Historian City of Hackensack, 1999.
Hunter College, New York City, 1969. Assistant professor Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, 1969-1973, assoc.
Member American History Society, Organisation American Historians, Archaeol. Institute American, New York History Society, New Jersey History Society, Association Ancient Historians.