Polányi, Polanyi is a surname. There have been a number of prominent individuals in the Polanyi family, illustrated in the following family tree:
- Adolf Pollacsek (1820–1871) ⚭ (married to) Zsófia Schlesinger
- Mihály Pollacsek (March 21, 1848, Dluha (Dlhá nad Oravou) – January 10, 1905, Budapest), prominent member of the bourgeoisie involved in railroads
⚭ (1881 in Warsaw) Cecília Wohl (Hungarian: Pollacsek Mihályné, Wohl Cecília, French: Cécile Wohl; 1862, Vilnius – 1939, Budapest), daughter of Lithuanian Rabbi Alex Wohl, held a literary salon in Budapest[1][2]- Laura Polanyi, later Striker (1882–1957),[1] ⚭ Sándor Striker
- Eva Striker Zeisel, American industrial designer
- Adolf Polányi[1]
- Karl Paul Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi Károly, 1886, Vienna – 1964, Pickering, Ontario), a Hungarian-Canadian political economist and author of The Great Transformation
⚭ Ilona Duczyńska- Kari Polanyi Levitt (born 1923, Vienna), the Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University[3]
- Sophia (Zsófia) Polányi[1]
- Michael Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi Mihály; 1891, Budapest – 1976, Manchester), Hungarian chemist, philosopher of science, economist
⚭ Magda Elizabeth Polanyi- John Charles Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi János Károly; born 1929, Berlin), Canadian Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry
- Paul (Pál) Polányi[1]
- Laura Polanyi, later Striker (1882–1957),[1] ⚭ Sándor Striker
- Lujza Pollacsek
- Ervin Szabó (1877–1918)[4]
- Vilma Pollacsek
- Irma Seidler, early love of György Lukács
- Ernő Seidler, founding member of the Communist Party of Hungary
- Mihály Pollacsek (March 21, 1848, Dluha (Dlhá nad Oravou) – January 10, 1905, Budapest), prominent member of the bourgeoisie involved in railroads
Other
editThe name is also referenced in:
- Michael Polanyi Center (MPC), Baylor University
- The Eyring-Polanyi equation
- Bell–Evans–Polanyi principle
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Szapor, Judit (1997), "Laura Polanyi 1882–1957: Narratives of a Life", Polanyiana, 6 (2), retrieved 2012-03-08
- ^ Kenyeres, Ágnes, ed. (2001), "Polacsek Mihályné, Cecília Wohl", Magyar életrajzi lexikon (1000–1990) (in Hungarian), Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis Kft., retrieved 2012-03-08
- ^ Kari Polanyi Levitt: Biography, retrieved 2012-03-08
- ^ About Ervin Szabó