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Gregory Bateson (1904 - 1980)

Gregory Bateson
Born in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 76 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United Statesmap
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Gregory Bateson served for the in World War II
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Gregory Bateson was a British anthropologist, social scientist, and cyberneticist. He and his colleagues Donald Jackson, Jay Haley, and John H. Weakland developed the double-bind theory.[1]

He was born on 9 May 1904 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England.[2] He was the son of geneticist William Bateson and Caroline Beatrice Durham.[3] He was named after Gregor Mendel.[4]

He married American anthropologist Margaret Mead in 1936. They had a daughter, Mary Catherine. They separated in 1947 and divorced in 1950.[5]

He married Elizabeth Sumner in 1951. They had a son, John Sumner, and twins who died shortly after birth. They divorced in 1957.[6]

He married Lois Camack in 1961. They had a daughter, Nora.[7]

He served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[8]

He became a United States citizen in 1956.[9]

He was a member of the Lindisfarne Association.[10]

Gregory died in San Francisco, California on 4 July 1980.[11]

Sources

  1. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [1]
  2. Petition for naturalization no. 102356, Gregory Bateson. Ancestry.com. California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  3. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [2]
  4. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [3]
  5. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [4]
  6. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [5]
  7. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [6]
  8. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [7]
  9. Naturalization index card no. 7544225, Gregory Bateson. Ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  10. Gregory Bateson. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Oct 2016. [8]
  11. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
  • FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  • 1911 Census of England, Merton, Surrey, no. 209, line 3, Gregory Bateson. Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • 1940 United States census, New York, New York, population schedule, enumeration district 31-763, sheet no. 10B. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #95809267 Gregory Bateson]




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