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Max Clemens Richter (1884–1973) was an American beekeeper, author, and bookstore owner.

Early life and education
Richter was born on March 11, 1884 to Clemens Maximilian Richter and Mary Barker Hobbs in San Francisco, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a B.S. in 1910 and a M.S. in Agriculture in 1918.

Beekeeping career
From 1907 to 1927, Richter was involved in beekeeping and honey production. During his career he established apiaries in the Californian counties of Monterey, Stanislaus, and Sacramento, along with one near El Monte, Chile.

In 1911, Richter published the book Honey Plants of California. The book was published at the Agricultural Research Station at the College of Agriculture at University of California, Berkeley as part of University of California Publications. The book became widely cited in both journals and books within its field, along with being reviewed by The Bee-Keepers' Review.

Richter also owned and operated a bookstore, called The Book Den. The store specialized in antique, rare, and second hand books. From 1928 until 1932, the bookstore was located in Oakland, California. In 1933, he relocated the business to Santa Barbara, California, where owned it until his death in 1973.

In 1925, Richter married Marion Swayne of Oakland, California. They had one son, named Richard.

Throughout his career, Richter maintained correspondence with E. F. Phillips, George H. Vansell

Death and legacy
Richter died on April 14, 1973.

His papers are stored at the University of California, Davis. They contain his "correspondence, photographs of various apiaries and apiculturalists, and scrapbooks relating to beekeeping, bee diseases, and queen bee breeders" spanning from 1887 until 1970.