Michael F. Lappert
British chemist
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Michael Franz Lappert FRS[1] (31 December 1928 – 28 March 2014)[2] was a Czech-born British inorganic chemist. Mainly located at the University of Sussex, he was recognized for contributions to organometallic complexes.[3]
Born31 December 1928
Died28 March 2014 (aged 85)[1]
East Sussex, England, U.K.
AlmamaterNorthern Polytechnic
Fieldsinorganic chemistry
Michael Lappert | |
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| Born | 31 December 1928 |
| Died | 28 March 2014 (aged 85)[1] East Sussex, England, U.K. |
| Alma mater | Northern Polytechnic |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | inorganic chemistry |
| Thesis | Interaction of boron trichloride with alcohols and ethers (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Gerrard |
| Doctoral students | E.W. Abel Philip Power |
Early life and education
Lappert was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the UK as a Kindertransport refugee.[4] He received his PhD in 1951 at the Northern Polytechnic, London.[citation needed]
Career and research
His areas of research often included studies on low coordination numbers and metal amido complexes.[5][6]
Awards and honours
Lappert was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1979.[1]