Chronology (Richard Mayer)

1945 (December 1): Richard Mayer born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

1950: enters kindergarten at Clara Barton Elementary School, Minneapolis

1952: enters second grade at Armitage Elementary School, Minneapolis

1955: starts flute lessons at McPhail School of Music

1955: continues flute lessons with Mary Roberts Wilson

1957: enters seventh grade at Southwest Junior High School, Minneapolis

1958: enters eighth grade at Susan B. Anthony Junior High School, Minneapolis

1960: enters tenth grade at Southwest High School, Minneapolis

1963: graduates from Southwest High School

1963: enters Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

1966: spends summer in Germany on Macalester's SWAP program, works at Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen in Schwaebisch Gmuend

1967: graduates from Macalester College

1967: enters the American Studies M.A. program at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1967: visits brother Stephen Mayer in Tuebingen, Germany, drops out of UofM

1968 (January 8): inducted into US Army

1968: (January-March) Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri

1968: (April) Korean language training at Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California

1968 (May-June) Light Weapons Infantry Training at Ft.Ord, Monterey, California

1968-1970: Russian language training at Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California

1970: Intelligence training at Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas

1970-1971: US Army Intelligence, West Germany

1971 (December 8): Discharged from US Army

1972-1973: University of Minnesota Russian language program

1973-1974: Middlebury College summer Russian program for graduate studies

1974 (February-June): student at Leningrad State University

1974-1976: Russian linguist and road manager for CAMI, New York, New York

1976-1979: Coordinator of Russian Studies program at CIEE, New York, New York

1979 (April): moves to Austin, Texas

1979-1984: works at University of Texas for Computer Science Department and Graduate School of Business as Russian linguist

1984-1990: works at Texas Legislative Council as computer programmer

1989: starts performing with Norma Faison

1990-1999: works at University of Texas as computer programmer

1992: Norma and Richard perform in St. Petersburg, Russia

1994: marries Norma Faison

1997: Norma and Richard perform in St. Petersburg, Russia

1998: Norma and Richard perform in France

1999: Norma and Richard move to Monterey, California

1999-2007: works at Defense Language Institute as Russian instructor, English tester, and curriculum developer

2000: Translation instructor at Monterey Institute of International Studies

2004: co-founds Opera-Essence Performances with Norma Mayer

2004: Norma and Richard perform in Estonia

2005: Norma and Richard perform in France

2006: Norma and Richard perform in France

2007: Richard retires from DLI

2007: Norma and Richard perform in France

2008: Norma and Richard perform in Estonia

2009: Norma and Richard perform in France and Germany

2010: Norma and Richard perform in Germany

2011: Norma and Richard perform in Germany

2011: Richard becomes naturalized German citizen

2012: Norma and Richard perform in Germany

2013: Richard publishes his translation of Ludwig Mayer's book Umkämpfte Erde as The Embattled Ground

2014: Richard republishes Ludwig Mayer's book Umkämpfte Erde in Germany

2021: Richard republishes Ludwig Mayer's book Umkämpfte Erde for the Kindle