__NOTOC__ 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 (, ; 1862, Vilnius – 1939, Budapest), daughter of Lithuanian Rabbi Alex Wohl, held a literary salon in Budapest Laura Polanyi, later Striker (1882–1957), ⚭ Sándor Striker Eva Striker Zeisel, American industrial designer Adolf Polányi Karl Paul Polanyi (, 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 Sophia (Zsófia) Polányi Michael Polanyi (; 1891, Budapest – 1976, Manchester), Hungarian chemist, philosopher of science, economist⚭ Magda Elizabeth Polanyi John Charles Polanyi (; born 1929, Berlin), Canadian Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Paul (Pál) Polányi Lujza Pollacsek Ervin Szabó (1877–1918)About Ervin Szabó Vilma Pollacsek Irma Seidler, early love of György Lukács Ernő Seidler, founding member of the Communist Party of Hungary
Other The name is also referenced in: Michael Polanyi Center (MPC), Baylor University The Eyring-Polanyi equation Bell–Evans–Polanyi principle
See also Polany (disambiguation) Poľany Polány Magyarpolány
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