Richard Henke (1 February 1900 in Korneuburg – October 1963, in Vienna) was an Austrian chemist and inventor.

The family belonged to the educated middle class and lived in a town villa in Korneuburg, which was destroyed in bombing raids during the Second World War.

[3] Richard Henke was until his leave of absence about political reasons by the National Socialists Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Technical University.

In 1963, shortly before his death, he was appointed director of the Higher Federal Education and Research Institute for the Chemical Industry.

Richard Henke married on September 15, 1957 at Ober St. Veit to Adele Havlicek (1912-1992 in Vienna Hietzing).