Sir Patrick Bateson, FRS (b. 1938) is an English biologist and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor of ethology at Cambridge University and president of the Zoological Society of London. The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University, or just Cambridge), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a learned society founded in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other eminent naturalists. ...

Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist William Bateson. Patrick Bateson received his BA in zoology and Ph.D in animal behaviour from Cambridge University. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost of King's College in 2003, but continues in his other roles. Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... William Bateson (August 8, 1861—February 8, 1926) was a British geneticist. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University, or just Cambridge), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Commonwealth Fund is a charitable fund established in 1918 by Anna Harkness, with Edward Harkness as its first president. ... Stanford redirects here. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... There are a number of institutions known as Kings College: Kings College London, a college of the University of London Kings College, Aberdeen, a college in Aberdeen, Scotland Kings College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge Kings College a private boarding secondary... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bateson is a research scientist and science populariser who has written many books and articles on ethology, animal welfare, developmental biology and genetics, gives public lectures and broadcasts, as well as advising Parliament on scientific matters. This article is not about the magazine, Popular Science Popular science is interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. ... Views of a Foetus in the Womb, Leonardo da Vinci, ca. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...

Selected works

• "Growing Points in Ethology", with Robert A. Hinde (1976)
• Mate Choice (1983)
• The Development and Integration of Behaviour (1991)
• Behavioural Mechanisms in Evolutionary Perspective (1992)
• Measuring Behaviour, with Paul Martin (1993)
• "The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Culling Red Deer" (1997)
• Perspectives in Ethology (series)
• Design For A Life, with Paul Martin (1999)

1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

• The Edge biography
• Official homepage
• http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/resources/profiles/bateson.html