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Ludwig von Bertalanffy

1901 - 1972

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Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (19 September 1901 – 12 June 1972) was an Austrian biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST). This is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics might be applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems" such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig von Bertalanffy is the 180th most popular biologist (down from 124th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Austria (down from 247th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Biologist.

Ludwig von Bertalanffy is most famous for his general systems theory. This theory is a way of understanding the relationship between the different levels of organization in a system.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Ludwig von Bertalanffy ranks 180 out of 1,097. Before him are Adolf Engler, George Robert Gray, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Alexander Agassiz, Adam Afzelius, and Antoine-Augustin Parmentier. After him are Carl Woese, Giovanni Sartori, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Charles Bonnet, Paul Greengard, and Armand David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ludwig von Bertalanffy ranks 65. Before him are Manly P. Hall, Mildred Harris, Stefan Wyszyński, Rudolf Slánský, Erhard Heiden, and Paul Lazarsfeld. After him are Raimundo Orsi, Tage Erlander, Alice Prin, Itzhak Stern, Charles Brenton Huggins, and Souvanna Phouma. Among people deceased in 1972, Ludwig von Bertalanffy ranks 38. Before him are Henri Coandă, Margaret Rutherford, Ghassan Kanafani, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Jackie Robinson, and Antonio Segni. After him are Emil Maurice, Lale Andersen, Said bin Taimur, Ferdinand Čatloš, Louis Leakey, and Josep Samitier.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ludwig von Bertalanffy ranks 285 out of 1,424. Before him are Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800), Koloman Moser (1868), Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921), Paul Lazarsfeld (1901), Michael Hainisch (1858), and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818). After him are Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), Bertha Pappenheim (1859), and Friedrich Adler (1879).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Austria

Among biologists born in Austria, Ludwig von Bertalanffy ranks 4. Before him are Konrad Lorenz (1903), Karl Landsteiner (1868), and Karl von Frisch (1886). After him are Othenio Abel (1875), Joy Adamson (1910), Leopold Fitzinger (1802), Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735), Erich von Tschermak (1871), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), Otto Stapf (1857), and Franz Steindachner (1834).

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