Richard J. Levine ’60

Richard died April 14, 2011, in his home in Washington D.C., from complications of lymphoma.  

Richard came to Princeton from the Horace Mann School in New York City. He majored in music and he was one of a handful of students in the class who opted not to join an eating club, joining the Woodrow Wilson Lodge instead.  

After graduation, Richard went on to earn a master’s degree in biology from the California Institute of Technology, a medical degree cum laude from St. Louis University Medical School, and a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health.  

He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Iran, as an epidemic intelligence service officer with the Centers for Disease Control in Bangladesh, and as a senior research scientist at the National Institutes of Health.  

At the NIH’s Institute of Child Health and Human Development, he made significant contributions to the understanding of preeclampsia. Richard will also be remembered as a supportive and willing mentor to many professionals in his field.  

In addition to his love for his research, Richard enjoyed improving his fluency in Persian (acquired during his three years in the Peace Corps) and participating in local politics.  

He is survived by wife of 42 years, Verena Levine; daughters Adele and Nicole, and two grandchildren, Alexis and Hanno. The class extends sincere condolences to Richard’s family.