Malcolm Harold Chisholm (15 October 1945 – 20 November 2015) was a British

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who worked mainly in North America, a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Distinguished University Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Ohio State University who contributed to the synthesis and structural chemistry of transition metal complexes.

Early life and education

Malcolm Harold Chisholm was born on 15 October 1945 in Bombay, British India, where his parents were based. Six months after his birth, Chisholm's family moved back to the United Kingdom to the family's home in

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. At the age of 3, his family then moved to southern England where he obtained his early education. He later went to Queen Mary College and received a BSc in 1966 and a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry in 1969 whilst working under the direction of Donald C. Bradley.

Career

After receiving his PhD, Chisholm went to the University of Western Ontario to work as a

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in the laboratory of

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from 1969 to 1972. He held faculty positions at Princeton University, Indiana University, and Ohio State University. He achieved recognition for developing the chemistry of alkoxy- and amido-supported complexes of dimolybdenum and ditungsten, illustrated by Mo₂(NMe₂)₆.

Recognition

Chisholm received several awards and honors, among them: *

Ludwig Mond Award The Ludwig Mond Award is run annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The award is presented for outstanding research in any aspect of inorganic chemistry. The winner receives a monetary prize of £2000, in addition to a medal and a certificate ...

of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2001) * American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry (1999) * Davy Medal of the Royal Society (1999) * Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (1994) * American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1989) He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1990, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2005, a member of the U.S.

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in 2005 and a member of the

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in 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Malcolm Harold 1945 births 2015 deaths Scottish chemists 20th-century chemists Indiana University faculty Members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Ohio State University faculty Princeton University faculty Fellows of the Royal Society Scientists from Mumbai