Fred Basolo (1920–2007): A tribute from students, colleagues, and family

This obituary-tribute for Fred Basolo (1920–2007), the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Northwestern University and 1983 President of the American Chemical Society, who died of congestive heart failure on February 27, 2007, discusses his life and work in chemical education, coordination chemistry, inorganic reaction kinetics and mechanisms, and service to science and society.