1891 - 1976
Michael Polanyi ( poh-LAN-yee; Hungarian: Polányi Mihály; 11 March 1891 – 22 February 1976) 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. His wide-ranging research in physical science included chemical kinetics, x-ray diffraction, and adsorption of gases. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Polanyi has received more than 572,039 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Michael Polanyi is the 248th most popular chemist (down from 230th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 128th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Chemist.
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Among chemists, Michael Polanyi ranks 248 out of 509. Before him are Hermann Kolbe, Edward W. Morley, Donald J. Cram, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Vincent du Vigneaud, and John Polanyi. After him are Johan Gottlieb Gahn, Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Thomas Graham, Karl Barry Sharpless, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, and Axel Fredrik Cronstedt.
1818 - 1884
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 242
1838 - 1923
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 243
1919 - 2001
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 244
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 245
1901 - 1978
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 246
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 247
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 248
1745 - 1818
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 249
1817 - 1884
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 250
1805 - 1869
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 251
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 252
1698 - 1739
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 253
1722 - 1765
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 254
Among people born in 1891, Michael Polanyi ranks 42. Before him are Hans Reichenbach, Max Amann, Otto Rasch, Bronislava Nijinska, Anton Dostler, and Grant Wood. After him are Antonio Segni, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Moïse Kisling, Arthur Drewry, Otto Schmidt, and Jacques Lipchitz. Among people deceased in 1976, Michael Polanyi ranks 55. Before him are João Goulart, Tove Ditlevsen, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, George Whipple, Ivan Yakubovsky, and Carlo Gambino. After him are Abdul Razak Hussein, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Arnold Gehlen, Walter Warlimont, Harry Nyquist, and Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza.
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 36
1891 - 1957
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 37
1891 - 1948
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 38
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 39
1891 - 1945
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 40
1891 - 1942
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 41
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 42
1891 - 1972
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 43
1891 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 44
1891 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 45
1891 - 1961
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 46
1891 - 1956
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 47
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 48
1918 - 1976
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 49
1917 - 1976
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 50
1884 - 1976
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 51
1878 - 1976
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 52
1912 - 1976
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 53
1902 - 1976
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 54
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 55
1922 - 1976
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 56
1888 - 1976
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 57
1904 - 1976
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 58
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 59
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 60
1907 - 1976
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 61
Among people born in Hungary, Michael Polanyi ranks 136 out of 866. Before him are Mária Telkes (1900), László Papp (1926), George I Rákóczi (1593), Leopold Auer (1845), André Kertész (1894), and László Sólyom (1942). After him are Gusztáv Sebes (1906), Magda Szabó (1917), Samuel Aba (990), Nikolaus Lenau (1802), Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431), and Gusztáv Jány (1883).
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 130
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 131
1593 - 1648
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 132
1845 - 1930
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 133
1894 - 1985
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 134
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 135
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 136
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 137
1917 - 2007
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 138
990 - 1044
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 139
1802 - 1850
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 140
1431 - 1457
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 141
1883 - 1947
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 142
Among chemists born in Hungary, Michael Polanyi ranks 6. Before him are George de Hevesy (1885), Avram Hershko (1937), George Andrew Olah (1927), Katalin Karikó (1955), and Mária Telkes (1900).
1885 - 1966
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 4
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 6