Richard S. Young (died 1996) was an American biologist. Life and career Richard Young was born in Kings Park, New York. He attended Gettysburg College and Florida State University. Young started his career as a research scientist for the Food and Drug Administration. During the 1960s and 1970s, Young was the head of life sciences exploration program of the U.S. In 1979, he became vice-president of the Rockefeller University. Young died due to prostate cancer in 1996. References 1996 deaths American biologists NASA people Astrobiologists Presidents of Rockefeller University People from Kings Park, New York Gettysburg College alumni Florida State University alumni