Michael Polanyi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 49 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 11,1891 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Date of died | February 22,1976 |
| Died | Northampton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Magda Kemeny |
| Magda Elizabeth | |
| Children | John Polanyi |
| Job | Philosopher |
| Polymath | |
| Chemist | |
| Economist | |
| Books | Meaning |
| Knowing and Being: Essays | |
| The Tacit Dimension | |
| The Study of Man | |
| Personal Knowledge: Towards a post-critical philosophy | |
| The Logic of Liberty: Reflections and Rejoinders | |
| The Contempt of Freedom: The Russian Experiment and After | |
| Atomic Reactions | |
| Society, Economics, and Philosophy: Selected Papers | |
| Science, Faith and Society | |
| Siblings | Karl Polanyi |
| Laura Polanyi Striker | |
| Education | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | |
| ELTE Faculty of Science | |
| Born | Budapest |
| Hungary | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 435760 |
Michael Polanyi Life story
Michael Polanyi FRS was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism supplies an imperfect account of knowing as no observer is perfectly impartial.