# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-a-holton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:04:18.474Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-a-holton"
name: "Robert A. Holton"
slug: "robert-a-holton"
description: "Robert Anthony Holton was an American chemist and academic renowned for his pioneering work in the chemical synthesis of the anti-cancer drug Taxol (paclitaxel). Holton’s research enabled large-scale production of Taxol, transforming cancer treatment and saving countless lives. He was a professor of chemistry at Florida State University (FSU) and is widely recognized for achieving the first total synthesis of Taxol, a landmark accomplishment in synthetic organic chemistry."
tagline: "American academic"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1944-01-26"
deathDate: "2025-05-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42
  momentum:             6.31338392549155
  historical:           5.875594666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Holton"
    title: "Robert A. Holton"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump