Richard Hadley Holm (September 24, 1933 – February 15, 2021)[1] was an American inorganic chemist.
Holm's research encompassed synthetic, structural, and reactivity aspects of transition element chemistry.
He continued his work in the field of iron-sulfur clusters until the end, examining the active sites of the enzymes nitrogenase and carbon monoxide dehydrogenase.
[6] Holm met his future wife Florence while he was in college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where they were pen-pals.
Holm is survived by his wife, their four children, Sharon, Eric Richard, Christian, and Marg, and five grandchildren.