Professor imre lakatos, c1960s

Irme Lakatos Timeline/ Foster

By jfoster363

  • Nov. 1922, Born

    Lakatos was born in Hungary to a Jewish family on November 9th, 1922.

  • 1944, Received Degree

    Lakatos received a degree in mathematics, physics, and philosophy from the University of Debrecen.

  • March 1944, Germans invaded Hungary

    Germans invaded Hungary, Lakatos avoided Nazi prosecution of Jews by changing his name to "Irme Molnar". His mother and grandmother died in Auschwitz. He once again changed his name to "Irme Lakatos" in honor of Geza Lakatos.

  • 1947, Senior Official

    Lakatos worked as a senior official in the Hungarian Ministry of Education.

  • 1948, 1st PHD

    Lakatos continued his education and was awarded his PHD from Debrecen University

  • 1950, Imprisoned

    Lakatos was imprisoned (1950-1953) on charges of revisionism by the Hungarian government.

  • Imprisonment

    1950-1953

  • 1954, Mathematics research

    After Lakatos' release, he returned to academic life, doing mathematical research.

  • 1956, Fled to Vienna

    Lakatos fled to Vienna, and later reached England due to the Soviet Unions invasion of Hungary.

  • 1960, London School of economics

    He was appointed to a position in the London School of Economics, where he wrote on the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of science.

  • 1961, 2nd PHD

    Lakatos received a PHD in philosophy from the University of Cambridge.

  • 1971, Became editor

    Lakatos became editor of the British Journal for the Philosphy of Science.

  • 1973, BBC radio show, video link

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FzaQS4noAA Video is a little long, But very interesting and cool to hear from Lakatos himself.

  • 1974, Death

    Lakatos continued working as editor, until his sudden death by heart attack in 1974