Graham Richards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Graham Richards

English theoretical chemist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Hoylake, England, United Kingdom

Profession: chemist, biotechnologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

(William) Graham Richards (born 1 October 1939; Hoylake, Cheshire, United Kingdom) is a chemist and Emeritus Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.
He served as head of the department of chemistry at the University of Oxford from 1997 to 2006.Richards is a pioneer in the field of computer-aided molecular design, in particular its application to the pharmaceuticals industry.
He was the founding scientist of Oxford Molecular Ltd., and introduced a novel model for the funding of research at Oxford University, which has been copied elsewhere.
Richards has published more than 300 scientific papers, including 15 books.