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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 in 1901, was a biologist, university teacher, philosopher, and physiologist. He held citizenship in Canada and Austria. His professional interests included biology, systemics, ecology, medicine, and systems theory. He was influenced by Rudolf Carnap and described by the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia.
He was educated at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. His work locations included Vienna, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. He taught at the University of Alberta, University of Vienna, Université de Montréal, and University of Ottawa. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Nazi Party. He spoke English, German, and Spanish, and wrote in German.
Bertalanffy died in Buffalo in 1972. His notable works include *Das Gefüge des Lebens*, *Lebenswissenschaft und Bildung*, *Kritische Theorie der Formbildung*, *Handbuch der Biologie*, and *Ilban ch'egye iron*. He authored 28 works.
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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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