

Biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer, and sailor; founder and chair of Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University (1925-2009)
Frederic M. Richards (* 19. August 1925 in New York City; † 11. Januar 2009 in Guilford) war biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer, and sailor; founder and chair of Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. Er wurde 83 Jahre alt. Sein Ausbildung umfasste die Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology und die Phillips Exeter Academy. Er arbeitete bei Yale University. Er erhielt 4 Auszeichnungen, darunter Guggenheim-Stipendium, Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry.