Patrick Bateson
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Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
biologist
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
of ethology
at Cambridge University
and president of the Zoological Society of London
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
William Bateson
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
degree in zoology
and Ph.D.
degree in animal behaviour
from Cambridge University
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
at Stanford University
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
of King's College, Cambridge
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
, developmental biology
and genetics
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
on scientific matters.
Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
biologist
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
of ethology
at Cambridge University
and president of the Zoological Society of London
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
William Bateson
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
degree in zoology
and Ph.D.
degree in animal behaviour
from Cambridge University
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
at Stanford University
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
of King's College, Cambridge
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
, developmental biology
and genetics
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
on scientific matters.
Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
biologist
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
of ethology
at Cambridge University
and president of the Zoological Society of London
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
William Bateson
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
degree in zoology
and Ph.D.
degree in animal behaviour
from Cambridge University
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
at Stanford University
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
of King's College, Cambridge
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
, developmental biology
and genetics
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
on scientific matters.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
biologist
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of ethology
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
at Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and president of the Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society of London
The Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
William Bateson
William Bateson
William Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge...
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in animal behaviour
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
from Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
Harkness Fellowship
The Harkness Fellowships are a programme run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. They were established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
, developmental biology
Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...
and genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
on scientific matters.
Selected works
- "Growing Points in Ethology", with Robert HindeRobert HindeRobert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA is the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. He was formerly the master of St. John's College, Cambridge. He is the chair of British Pugwash...
(1976) - Mate ChoiceMate ChoiceMate choice is the process in which one organism chooses another one to mate with. The overall reason for mate choice in any species is to pick a mate that can provide better genetic material that will produce more fit offspring that are more likely to survive and have offspring of their own. Mate...
(1983) - The Development and Integration of Behaviour (1991)
- Behavioural Mechanisms in Evolutionary Perspective (1992)
- Measuring Behaviour, with Paul Martin (1993)
- "The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Culling Red Deer" (1997)
- Perspectives in Ethology (series)
- Design For A Life, with Paul Martin (1999)
- "Innateness and the sciences", with Matteo Mameli, in Biology and Philosophy, 21(2), pp.155-188 (2006).
- Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution, with Peter Gluckman (2011)
External links
- The Edge biography
- Official homepage
- http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/resources/profiles/bateson.html
- Patrick Bateson interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 13th December 2007 (film)
- Patrick Bateson named chair of Kennel Club and Dogs Trust breeding review
Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
biologist
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of ethology
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
at Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and president of the Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society of London
The Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
William Bateson
William Bateson
William Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge...
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in animal behaviour
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
from Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
Harkness Fellowship
The Harkness Fellowships are a programme run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. They were established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
, developmental biology
Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...
and genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
on scientific matters.
Selected works
- "Growing Points in Ethology", with Robert HindeRobert HindeRobert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA is the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. He was formerly the master of St. John's College, Cambridge. He is the chair of British Pugwash...
(1976) - Mate ChoiceMate ChoiceMate choice is the process in which one organism chooses another one to mate with. The overall reason for mate choice in any species is to pick a mate that can provide better genetic material that will produce more fit offspring that are more likely to survive and have offspring of their own. Mate...
(1983) - The Development and Integration of Behaviour (1991)
- Behavioural Mechanisms in Evolutionary Perspective (1992)
- Measuring Behaviour, with Paul Martin (1993)
- "The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Culling Red Deer" (1997)
- Perspectives in Ethology (series)
- Design For A Life, with Paul Martin (1999)
- "Innateness and the sciences", with Matteo Mameli, in Biology and Philosophy, 21(2), pp.155-188 (2006).
- Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution, with Peter Gluckman (2011)
External links
- The Edge biography
- Official homepage
- http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/resources/profiles/bateson.html
- Patrick Bateson interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 13th December 2007 (film)
- Patrick Bateson named chair of Kennel Club and Dogs Trust breeding review
Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(aka Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson) (born 31 March 1938) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
biologist
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of ethology
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
at Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and president of the Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society of London
The Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
since 2004.
Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
William Bateson
William Bateson
William Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge...
. Patrick Bateson received his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in animal behaviour
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
from Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship
Harkness Fellowship
The Harkness Fellowships are a programme run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. They were established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/batesonp.html and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 2003.
Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
, developmental biology
Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...
and genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
on scientific matters.
Selected works
- "Growing Points in Ethology", with Robert HindeRobert HindeRobert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA is the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. He was formerly the master of St. John's College, Cambridge. He is the chair of British Pugwash...
(1976) - Mate ChoiceMate ChoiceMate choice is the process in which one organism chooses another one to mate with. The overall reason for mate choice in any species is to pick a mate that can provide better genetic material that will produce more fit offspring that are more likely to survive and have offspring of their own. Mate...
(1983) - The Development and Integration of Behaviour (1991)
- Behavioural Mechanisms in Evolutionary Perspective (1992)
- Measuring Behaviour, with Paul Martin (1993)
- "The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Culling Red Deer" (1997)
- Perspectives in Ethology (series)
- Design For A Life, with Paul Martin (1999)
- "Innateness and the sciences", with Matteo Mameli, in Biology and Philosophy, 21(2), pp.155-188 (2006).
- Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution, with Peter Gluckman (2011)
External links
- The Edge biography
- Official homepage
- http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/resources/profiles/bateson.html
- Patrick Bateson interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 13th December 2007 (film)
- Patrick Bateson named chair of Kennel Club and Dogs Trust breeding review