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Gregory Bateson

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. His writings include Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972) and Mind and Nature (1979).

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Known for
Double bind, ecology of mind, deuterolearning, schismogenesis
Born
(1904-05-09)9 May 1904 Grantchester, England
Children
5, including Mary C. Bateson
Died
4 July 1980(1980-07-04) (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Father
William Bateson
Fields
Anthropology, social sciences, linguistics, cybernetics, systems theory

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Gregory Bateson → Anna Bateson (botanist) (aunt), Anna Bateson (grandmother), Florence Margaret Durham (aunt), Margaret Heitland (aunt), Mary Bateson (aunt), William Emerton Heitland (uncle), William Henry Bateson (grandfather)
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Gregory Bateson → (1904-05-09)9 May 1904 Grantchester, England
Children · 1
Gregory Bateson → 5, including Mary C. Bateson
Died · 1
Gregory Bateson → 4 July 1980(1980-07-04) (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Father · 1
Gregory Bateson → William Bateson
Fields · 1
Gregory Bateson → Anthropology, social sciences, linguistics, cybernetics, systems theory
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Gregory Bateson → Double bind, ecology of mind, deuterolearning, schismogenesis

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Gregory BatesonKnown forDouble bind, ecology of mind, deuterolearning, schismogenesis1.00infobox
Gregory BatesonRelativesWilliam Henry Bateson (grandfather)1.00infobox
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