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William Bateson (1861–1926) was a British geneticist and biologist. Born in Whitby, he was educated at Rugby School and St John's College. He served as an employee of the University of Cambridge and was a member of the Royal Society, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. His doctoral advisor was Francis Maitland Balfour, and he supervised Reginald Crundall Punnett.
Bateson received several honors, including the Royal Medal, the Darwin Medal, and the Croonian Medal and Lecture. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. His siblings included Mary Bateson and Margaret Heitland, and his son was Gregory Bateson. He died in the London Borough of Merton.
Among his written works are *Heredity*, *On some cases of abnormal repetition of parts in animals*, *Scientific papers*, *Biological fact and the structure of society*, and *Material for the study of variation treated with especial regard to discontinuity in the origin of species*. He wrote in English.
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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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- 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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