Background
Lappert, Michael Franz was born on December 31, 1928 in Brno, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Son of Julius and Kornelie (Beran) Lappert.
Lappert, Michael Franz was born on December 31, 1928 in Brno, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Son of Julius and Kornelie (Beran) Lappert.
Bachelor of Science, Northern Polytechnic, London, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Northern Polytechnic, London, 1951. Doctor of Science, University London, 1960.
Doctor Natural Sciences (honorary), University Munich, 1989.
Assistant Lecturer, Northern Poly technic, London 1952-1953, Lecturer 1953-1955, Senior Lecturer 1955-1959. Lecturer, University of Manchester Institute of Sciences and Technology (UMIST) 1959-1961. Senior Lecturer 1961-1964.
Reader, University of Sussex 1964-1969, Professor, of Chemistry since 1969. Science and Engineering Research Council Senior Research Fellow 1980-1985. President Dalton Division (Royal Society of Chemistry) 1989-1991: Tilden Lecturer 73.
Chemistry Society.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (president Dalton division 1989-1991, main group element award 1970, Tilden lecturer 1972, organometallic award 1978, Nyholm lecturer 1994, Frankland lecturer 1999), Royal Society(Federal Reserve System, 1979). Member American Chemical Society (Kipping award 1976).
Married Lorna McKenzie, February 14, 1980.