Michael F. Lappert

Michael Franz Lappert was a Czech-born British inorganic chemist. Mainly located at the University of Sussex, he was recognized for contributions to organometallic complexes.

Early life and education

Lappert was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the UK as a Kindertransport refugee. He received his PhD in 1951 at the Northern Polytechnic, London.

Career and research

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

Awards and honours

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