Richard H. Lineback (born 1936) is President and Founder of the Philosopher's Information Center, Founder and Editor of The Philosopher's Index, and is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
Dr. Lineback is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University,[8] where he principally taught medical ethics for 35 years.
Notable for his broad range of academic interests that in addition to philosophy include computer and information science, Dr. Lineback served as a consultant to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, among other national organizations.
He served as president of the Association of Philosophy Journal Editors and president of the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS).
He had the honor of being a delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Sciences and is an honorary fellow of NFAIS.