William Henry Bateson
William Henry Bateson (1812, Liverpool, Lancashire – 1881 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British scholar 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. He is not buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.
References
- ↑ "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.
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| 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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