Brief Biography of

Richard Packham

Name:   Howard Richard Packham

Birth Date (YYYY.MM.DD): 1933.09.21

Occupation:

• Retired.
• Taught college 30 years (foreign languages, law, computer science).
• Practiced law 15 years (general civil and trial practice).

Degrees and Other Education:

• J.D., University of San Francisco, 1974
• M.A., German, Northwestern University, 1955
• B.A., German, Brigham Young University, 1954
• Postgraduate studies in Germanic and Indoeuropean linguistics at Johns Hopkins University and University of Munich, 1957-1961

Affiliations

• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religious Background

• From Mormon pioneer stock, born and raised devout Mormon.
• Left Mormonism in 1958 at age 25, gave up organized religion.
• Active since 1997 in the "Recovery from Mormonism" movement.

Homepage URL: http://home.teleport.com/~packham/index.htm