Nicholas Charles Handy FRS[1] (17 June 1941 – 2 October 2012) was a British theoretical chemist.

[7] He studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge[3] and completed his PhD on theoretical chemistry supervised by Samuel Francis Boys.

[3][8] Handy wrote 320 scientific papers published in physical and theoretical chemistry journals.

His contributions have helped greatly to the understanding of: Handy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1990.

[1] He was awarded the Leverhulme Medal in 2002[2] and was a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.