William Bateson

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academic biologist geneticist human

William Bateson was a pioneering British geneticist who helped introduce and promote Mendelian genetics and even coined the term "genetics" for the field.

Aliases (1)

William Henry Bateson ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → biologist → geneticist → human →
awardReceived	Darwin Medal → Linnean Medal → Royal Medal →
causeOfDeath	cerebral hemorrhage →
child	Gregory Bateson →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
dateOfBirth	1861-08-08 →
dateOfDeath	1926-02-08 →
educatedAt	Rugby School → St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED →
employer	John Innes Horticultural Institution → University of Cambridge →
familyName	Bateson →
father	William Henry Bateson →
fieldOfWork	biology → evolutionary biology → genetics →
fullName	William Bateson →
givenName	William →
hasAcademicDiscipline	genetics →
influenced	J. B. S. Haldane → Reginald Punnett → Ronald Fisher →
influencedBy	Gregor Mendel →
knownFor	coining the term "genetics" → introducing Mendelism to English-speaking scientists → promoting Mendelian genetics → work on heredity →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Royal Society →
nationality	British →
notableWork	Materials for the Study of Variation → Mendel’s Principles of Heredity →
placeOfBirth	England → Whitby → Yorkshire →
placeOfDeath	England → London →
positionHeld	director of the John Innes Horticultural Institution → professor of biology at the University of Cambridge →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Beatrice Durham →
studied	discontinuous variation → heredity → variation in animals and plants →

Referenced by (6)

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Cephalochordata → Chordata →	describedBy
Bateson, 1885 →	author
Bateson, 1885 →	authorNameString
William Bateson ("William Henry Bateson") →	father
William Bateson →	fullName