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. In the 1940s he helped extend systems theory and cybernetics to the social and behavioral sciences. He spent the last decade of his life developing a "meta-science" of epistemology to bring together the various early forms of systems theory developing in different fields of science. His writings include Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972) and Mind and Nature (1979). Angels Fear (published posthumously in 1987) was co-authored by his daughter Mary Catherine Bateson.
July 4, 1980, San Francisco, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Profession
Director, Cinematographer, Miscellaneous Crew
Spouse
Elizabeth Sumner (m. 1951–1957), Margaret Mead (m. 1936–1950)
Children
Mary Catherine Bateson, Nora Bateson, John Sumner Bateson
Parents
William Bateson, Caroline Beatrice Durham
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Gregory Bateson's MRI coined the term "Dysfunctional Family" in the 1950s to describe the cause of schizophrenia but ultimately this theory was found to be erroneous.
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With Don Jackson and John Weakland, the three became know as the "Palo Alto Group" and founded MRI (Mental Research Institute).
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Wrote two famous books: Steps to an Ecology of Mind, and Mind & Nature.
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