Michael Polanyi

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chemist economist human philosopher philosopher of science polymath

Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-British polymath and philosopher of science known for his critique of positivism and his influential concept of tacit knowledge.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chemist → economist → human → philosopher → philosopher of science → polymath →
academicDegree	MD →
birthName	Polányi Mihály →
child	John Polanyi →
citizenship	Hungary → United Kingdom →
countryOfBirth	Austria-Hungary →
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1891-03-11 →
dateOfDeath	1976-02-22 →
educatedAt	University of Budapest → University of Karlsruhe →
employer	Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Fiber Chemistry → Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry → University of Manchester →
ethnicGroup	Hungarian Jew →
familyName	Polanyi →
fieldOfWork	economics → epistemology → philosophy of science → physical chemistry → political philosophy →
givenName	Michael →
influenced	Amartya Sen → Friedrich Hayek → Harry Prosch → Ikujiro Nonaka → Thomas Kuhn →
influencedBy	Gestalt psychology →
movement	anti-positivism →
notableIdea	critique of positivism → fiduciary program in science → personal knowledge → tacit knowledge →
notableWork	Full Employment and Free Trade → Personal Knowledge → Science, Faith and Society → The Tacit Dimension →
placeOfBirth	Budapest →
placeOfDeath	Northampton →
positionHeld	professor of physical chemistry → professor of social studies →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sibling	Karl Polanyi → Laura Polanyi →
spouse	Magda Elizabeth Kemeny →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Polanyi ("Polanyi") → Michael Polanyi ("Polanyi") →	familyName
logical positivism →	criticizedBy
Eugene Wigner →	doctoralAdvisor
John Polanyi →	parent
Karl Polanyi →	sibling