Life Summary - János Béla Pólya - Obituaries Australia

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Pólya, János Béla (1914–1992)

	Pólya, János Béla (1914–1992)
Born	1914 Hungary
Died	15 December, 1992 (aged ~ 78) Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Hungarian
Religious Influence	Catholic Jewish
Education*	University of Tasmania
Occupation*	refugee (1939-1939) New South Wales, Australia academic (1946-1979) Tasmania, Australia organic chemist (1946-1979) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations*	Royal Australian Chemical Institute (national) (fellow, 1948-1992) Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Tas) (president, 1977-1978)
Workplaces*	Hallstrom Pty Ltd (employee, 1939-1940) Munitions Supply Laboratories (scientist, 1945-1946) University of Tasmania (chemistry) (academic, 1946-1979)

* Dates are approximate

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