Background
Luecke, Richard William was born on July 12, 1917 in St. Paul. Son of Frederick William and Susan (Trautz) Luecke.
Luecke, Richard William was born on July 12, 1917 in St. Paul. Son of Frederick William and Susan (Trautz) Luecke.
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College, 1939; Master of Science, Macalester College, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1943.
Association professor, Agricultural and Mechanical U., Texas, 1943-1945; associate professor biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1945-1949; professor, Michigan State University, 1949-1987; professor emeritus, Michigan State University, since 1987. Consultant Merck Sharpe & Dohme laboratories, 1963-1976. Member nutrition board Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations).
Member American Association Animal Science (Research award 1956), American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition, British Nutrition Society, American Society Biological Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Married Eleanor Virginia Rohrbacher, November 1, 1941. Children– Glenn R., Joan E., Ruth A. (deceased).