What nationality was Imre Lakatos?
Polish
Hungarian
Austrian
German
Answer
Hungarian mathematician and philosopher of science Imre Lakatos was born in Debrecen, Hungary, in 1922. He is best known for his work on the methodology of scientific research programs, which he developed in the 1960s and 1970s. Lakatos's work has been influential in the fields of philosophy of science, history of science, and sociology of science.
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