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Gregory Bateson
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Gregory Bateson was a British-American anthropologist, philosopher, sociologist, and linguist. Born in Grantchester on May 9, 1904, he died in San Francisco on July 4, 1980. He was educated at Charterhouse School and St John's College. His professional work encompassed anthropology, cybernetics, ethnology, and ecology. He served as an employee of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Bateson was the spouse and business partner of Margaret Mead, who also influenced his work. He was the father of Mary Catherine Bateson and the son of William Bateson. He held memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, receiving the Guggenheim Fellowship and induction into the California Hall of Fame. His notable works include *Balinese Character*, *Conference on science, philosophy and religion*, and *SCHIZOPHRENIE UND FAMILIE*. He identified as an atheist and taught students such as Richard Bandler.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 May 1904
- Died
- 4 July1980
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Conference on science, philosophy and religion
- SCHIZOPHRENIE UND FAMILIE
- Balinese Character
- La peur des anges
- Communication
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- An Ecology of Mind — Self2010
- Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed — Self (archival footage)1996
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1904-05-09 ) 9 May 1904, Grantchester , England
- Died
- 4 July 1980 (1980-07-04) (aged 76), San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Known for
- Double bind , ecology of mind, deuterolearning, schismogenesis
- Spouses
- Margaret Mead ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1950 ) Elizabeth Sumner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) Lois Cammack, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
- Children
- 5, including Mary C. Bateson
- Father
- William Bateson
- Relatives
- William Henry Bateson (grandfather) Anna Bateson (grandmother) Margaret Heitland (aunt) William Emerton Heitland (uncle) Anna Bateson (botanist) (aunt) Mary Bateson (aunt) Florence Margaret Durham (aunt)
- Fields
- Anthropology , social sciences , linguistics , cybernetics , systems theory
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gregory
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grantchester
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Spouse
- Margaret Mead
- Father
- William Bateson
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- linguistics
- Image
- Mary Catherine Bateson & Sergio Manghi at a conference, 2004 (cropped - Gregory Bateson).jpg
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- Commons category
- Gregory Bateson
- date of birth
- 1904-05-09
- date of death
- 1980-07-04
- name in native language
- Gregory Bateson
- student
- Richard Bandler
- influenced by
- Margaret Mead
- partner in business or sport
- Margaret Mead
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
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Encyclopedic overview
Gregory Bateson (9 May 1904 – 4 July 1980) was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician, and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many other fields. His writings include Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972) and Mind and Nature (1979).
In Palo Alto, California, Bateson and his colleagues developed the double-bind theory of schizophrenia.
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