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William Bateson was a British geneticist and biologist born in Whitby in 1861. He was educated at Rugby School and St John's College. Bateson worked at the University of Cambridge and was a doctoral student of Francis Maitland Balfour. He is the father of Gregory Bateson and sibling to Mary Bateson and Margaret Heitland. He spoke and wrote in English.
He was a member of the Royal Society, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. His awards included the Royal Medal, Darwin Medal, and Croonian Medal and Lecture. He was also recognized in the Royal Society collection. Bateson died in the London Borough of Merton on February 8, 1926.
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Key facts
- Born
- 8 August 1861, Whitby , Yorkshire, England
- Died
- 8 February 1926 (1926-02-08) (aged 64), Merton , London, England
- Alma mater
- St. John's College, Cambridge
- Known for
- Heredity and biological inheritance
- Spouse
- Beatrice Durham
- Children
- Gregory Bateson and two older sons
- Parents
- William Henry Bateson (father) Anna Bateson (mother)
- Relatives
- Margaret Heitland (sister) Anna Bateson (botanist) (sister) Mary Bateson (sister) Florence Margaret Durham (sister-in-law)
- Awards
- Royal Medal (1920)
- Fields
- Genetics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Whitby
- Place of death
- London Borough of Merton
- Child
- Gregory Bateson
- Sibling
- Margaret Heitland
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- Rugby School
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Francis Maitland Balfour
- Doctoral student
- Reginald Crundall Punnett
- Field of work
- genetics
- Image
- Bateson2.jpg
- Residence
- England
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- Commons category
- William Bateson
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of death
- 1926-02-08
- date of birth
- 1861-08-08
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- William Bateson
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1880-01-01
- end of work period
- 1926-01-01
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Encyclopedic overview
William Bateson (8 August 1861 – 8 February 1926) was an English biologist who coined the term genetics to describe the study of heredity. His popularization of Gregor Mendel's work following its rediscovery in 1900 earned him the nickname "Mendel's bulldog". His 1894 book Materials for the Study of Variation was one of the earliest formulations of the new approach to genetics.
Early life and education
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