Michael F. Lappert

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Michael Lappert
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Born(1928-12-31)31 December 1928
Died28 March 2014(2014-03-28) (aged 85)[1]
East Sussex, England, U.K.
Alma materNorthern Polytechnic
Scientific career
Fieldsinorganic chemistry
ThesisInteraction of boron trichloride with alcohols and ethers (1951)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Gerrard
Doctoral studentsE.W. Abel
Philip Power

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]

Early life and education

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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

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His areas of research often included studies on low coordination numbers and metal amido complexes.[5][6]

Awards and honours

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Lappert was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1979.[1]

References

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