Frederic L. Holmes

Frederic Lawrence Holmes
Frederic Lawrence Holmes
Born	February 6, 1932; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2003 (aged 71); New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Awards	William H. Welch Medal (1978); Dexter Award (1994); George Sarton Medal (2000);
Academic background
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS 1954); Harvard University (MA 1958, PhD 1962);
Academic work
Discipline	Historian of science
Sub-discipline	History of medicine; History of chemistry; History of biology;
Institutions	MIT (1962–1964); Yale University (1964–1972; 1979–2003); University of Western Ontario (1972–1979);
Notable students	Margaret W. Rossiter

Frederic Lawrence Holmes (February 6, 1932 – March 27, 2003) was an American historian of science, specifically of chemistry, medicine and biology. He was Avalon Professor of the History of Medicine at Yale University and was known for his work developing Yale's programs in history of science and medicine. His scholarship included notable studies of Claude Bernard, Antoine Lavoisier, Justus Liebig, Hans Adolf Krebs, Matthew Meselson, Franklin Stahl, and Seymour Benzer. He was awarded the George Sarton Medal for lifetime achievement in the history of science in 2000 and served as a president of the History of Science Society 1981–1982.