Friedrich von Bertalanffy

System theorist and biologist

Friedrich von Bertalanffy was an Austrian-German system theorist and biologist who is considered one of the founders of general systems theory. He was born in 1905 and died in 1972. Von Bertalanffy was a professor at the University of Vienna and wrote extensively on topics such as systems theory, biology, and philosophy. He is best known for his work on the concept of 'general systems theory', which aims to understan...