Ludwig von bertalanffy biography of michael
Ludwig von bertalanffy biography of michael
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| Ludwig von Bertalanffy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1901(1901-09-19) Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 12 June 1972(1972-06-12) (aged 70) Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Fields | Biology and systems theory |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | General System Theory |
| Influences | Rudolf Carnap, Gustav Theodor Fechner, Nicolai Hartmann, Otto Neurath, Moritz Schlick |
| Influenced | Russell L.
Ackoff, Kenneth E. Boulding, Peter Checkland, C. West Churchman, Jay Wright Forrester, Ervin László, James Grier Miller, Anatol Rapoport |
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Atzgersdorf near Vienna, Austria – June 12, 1972, Buffalo, New York, USA) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST).
GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, but not necess