Patrick Bateson
Patrick Bateson | |
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| Born | Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson 31 March 1938 |
| Died | 1 August 2017 (aged 79) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | Bateson's cube |
| Awards | Frink Medal (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ethology Plasticity |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Stanford University |
| Thesis | The Development of Filial and Avoidance behaviour in the domestic chicken (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Hinde |
| Doctoral students | Mark H. Johnson |
Sir Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson, FRS (31 March 1938 – 1 August 2017) was an English biologist with interests in ethology and phenotypic plasticity. Bateson was a professor at the University of Cambridge and served as president of the Zoological Society of London from 2004 to 2014.