William Henry Bateson

William Henry Bateson

William Henry Bateson (3 June 1812, Liverpool, Lancashire – 27 March 1881 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British scholar educated at Shrewsbury School and, from 1857 until 1881, Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In 1858 Bateson held the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was the father of the geneticist William Bateson[1] and Margaret Bateson, and the grandfather of cyberneticist Gregory Bateson.

References

  1. ↑ "Bateson, William Henry (BT829WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  •  Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Bateson, William Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Ralph Tatham		 Master of St John's College, Cambridge
1857–1881		 Succeeded by
Charles Taylor
Preceded by
Henry Philpott		 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
1858–1859		 Succeeded by
Latimer Neville



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