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Ludwig von Bertalanffy
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Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972)
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Ludwig von Bertalanffy, born Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy on 19 September 1901 in Atzgersdorf, was a biologist, university teacher, philosopher and physiologist holding citizenship of Austria and Canada. He was educated at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck, and was later employed by the University of Vienna, the University of Alberta, the Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa, working in Vienna, Ottawa and Los Angeles. His fields of work included biology, systemics, ecology and medicine, and he was interested in systems theory. He was influenced by Rudolf Carnap, and was a member of the Nazi Party, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the New York Academy of Sciences. He spoke English, German and Spanish, and died in Buffalo on 12 June 1972.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Das Gefüge des Lebens
- Lebenswissenschaft und Bildung
- Kritische Theorie der Formbildung
- Handbuch der Biologie
- Ilban ch'egye iron
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1901-09-19 ) 19 September 1901, Atzgersdorf near Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 12 June 1972 (1972-06-12) (aged 70), Buffalo, New York , US
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna
- Known for
- General systems theory , Von Bertalanffy function
- Fields
- Biology and systems theory
- Institutions
- University of Vienna , University of London , Université de Montréal , University of Ottawa , University of Southern California , University of Alberta , University at Buffalo
- Thesis
- Fechner und das Problem der Integration höherer Ordnung (Fechner and the Problem of Higher-Order Integration) (1926)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Atzgersdorf
- Place of death
- Buffalo
- Occupation
- physiologist
- Educated at
- University of Innsbruck
- Employer
- University of Ottawa
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- medicine
- Image
- Portrait of Ludwig von Bertalanffy in 1926.jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1901-09-19
- date of death
- 1972-06-12
- member of
- New York Academy of Sciences
- described by source
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
- writing language
- German
- influenced by
- Rudolf Carnap
- birth name
- Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy
- short name
- Ludwig von Bertalanffy
- Commons category
- Ludwig von Bertalanffy
- name in native language
- Ludwig von Bertalanffy
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Dong Yuan
- interested in
- systems theory
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Encyclopedic overview
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (19 September 1901 – 12 June 1972) was an Austrian biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST). This is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics might be applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems" such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today.
Bertalanffy grew up in Austria and subsequently worked in Vienna, London, Canada, and the United States.
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