# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-polanyi
# Generated: 2026-09-01T05:03:09.884Z

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name: "Michael Polanyi"
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description: "Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism is a false account of knowing."
tagline: "Hungarian-British polymath (1891–1976)"
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birthDate: "1891-03-11"
deathDate: "1976-02-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump