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PROF. MICHAEL POLANYI has been appointed professor of social studies in the University of Manchester in lieu of his present position as professor of physical chemistry. The change of duties will become effective after Easter of this year. Prof. Polanyi graduated in medicine in the University of Budapest. Later he was appointed professor of chemistry in the Technical High School, Berlin, and taught in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, publishing much original work. In 1933 he accepted an invitation to become professor of physical chemistry in the University of Manchester, where he has conducted distinguished teaching and research, and has directed a stream of research workers in that subject. Prof. Polanyi‘s wide experience and range of interests have brought him closely into contact with investigators and teachers in social studies and in economics, and in recent years he has produced a number of papers on aspects of those subjects. These include volumes entitled "The Contempt of Freedom"and "Full Employment and Free Trade", together with a substantial number of essays in this field published in economic and other journals. In 1946 he accepted an invitation to deliver the Biddell Lectures in the University of Durham, his subject being "Science, Faith and Society". He has recently accepted an invitation to give the Gifford Lectures for 1949-50 in the University of Aberdeen.
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Social Studies in Manchester : Appointment of Prof. M. Polanyi, F.R.S. Nature 161, 15 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161015c0
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