Ludwig von Bertalanffy

Ludwig von Bertalanffy

male, deceased (1972)
University of Vienna, Biologist, Austrian, scientist, general theory of systems, Universite de Montreal…General Systems Theory, systemstheory, systems theory researcher
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory. He finished his PhD thesis about...
Fritjof Capra

Fritjof Capra

male, 70 years old
Particle physicist, physicist, Belonging to the Universe, metaphysics, Science writer, Austrian…systemstheory
Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American physicist. Born in Vienna, Austria, Capra earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics...
Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber

male, 60 years old
Integral thought, Integral Institute, Integral theory, philosophy, New Age author, Sociologist…systemstheory
Kenneth Earl Wilber Jr. (b. January 31, 1949, Oklahoma City, USA), is an American integral thinker and author. Working outside the academic...
Joanna Macy

Joanna Macy

female, 80 years old
Buddhist, General Systems Theory, deep ecology, systemstheory, California Institute Of Integral Studies, American
Joanna Rogers Macy, Ph.D. (sometimes listed as Joanna R. Macy or Joanna Marie Macy; b. May 2, 1929), is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems...
Anatol Rapoport

Anatol Rapoport

male, deceased (2007)
American military personnel of World War II, tax resister, conflict, Jewish American, naturalized citizen of the United States, nuclear weapon…systems theory researcher, General Systems Theory, game theory, systemstheory, living systems
Anatol Rapoport (born May 22 1911- January 20 2007) was a Russian-born American Jewish mathematical psychologist. He was one of the founders of the...
C. West Churchman

C. West Churchman

male, deceased (2004)
Business theorist, philosopher, Operations research, systems theory researcher, Zeta Psi brother, American…systemstheory
Charles West Churchman (August 29, 1913 - March 21, 2004) was an American philosopher in the field of management science, operations research and...
Russell L. Ackoff

Russell L. Ackoff

male, 90 years old
American, Russell Lincoln Ackoff, Introduction to Operations Research, systemstheory, systems thinking, Leonard Arnoff…systems theory researcher, Systems Management
Russell Lincoln Ackoff (born 12 February, 1919) is a Professor Emeritus of the Wharton School in operations research and systems theory. In 1957,...
Francis Heylighen

Francis Heylighen

male, 49 years old
cybernetics, systems theory researcher, belgian, philosophy, Superorganisms, Memetics…systemstheory
Francis Heylighen (born 1960) is a Belgian cyberneticist. He works as a research professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking...
William Ross Ashby

William Ross Ashby

male, deceased (1972)
Artificial intelligence researcher, Stafford Beer, systemstheory, complex system, complex systems, Viable System Model…Algorithmic information theory, systems theory researcher
William Ross Ashby (September 6, 1903, London - November 15, 1972) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in the study of complex systems....