“A five-star general of the army of chemists”: Scientist Josef Michl dies at 85

Professor Josef Michl, a world-renowned Czech chemist, died on Monday at the age of 85. Professor Michl, who excelled both in theoretical and experimental chemistry, led research groups at Prague’s Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB) and at the University of Boulder, Colorado.

Professor Josef Michl was born in Prague in March 1939, just days before Nazi Germany established the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He earned his Master’s degree in chemistry at Charles University and a Ph.D. at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková