Bertalanffy, Ludwig von

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Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901 – 1972) was an Austrian biologist who helped develop systems theory. He worked at the University of  Vienna, and joined the Nazi (German, so-called, 'National Socialist') party after the Anschluss (the occupation and annexation of Austria that made it legally part of Germany).

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.