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He was born in Debrecen Hungary as Imre Lipschitz
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Received his diploma in mathematics, physics and philosophy at the University of Debrecen.
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After the end of WWII in 1947 he joined the Hungarian Ministry of Education and continued to study for his PhD.
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Studied at the Moscow state University under Sofya Yanovskaya
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Imprisoned on charges of revisionism
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Released from prison
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Emigrated from Hungary first to Vienna, Austria then to England
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Received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.