Sir Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson, was an English biologist with interests in ethology and phenotypic plasticity.
12 Facts About Patrick Bateson
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Patrick Bateson was educated at Westminster School and King's College, Cambridge where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in zoology in 1960 and a PhD for research on animal behaviour supervised by Robert Hinde.
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Patrick Bateson was a biologist who specialised in researching the behaviour of animals and how it is influenced by genetic and environmental factors.
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Patrick Bateson devised original experiments that showed how characteristics of imprinting depend on the bird's early life experiences.
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Patrick Bateson had an interest in how developmental and behavioural processes influence evolution.
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Patrick Bateson was concerned with the ethics of using animals in research and the analysis of animal pain and suffering.
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Patrick Bateson served five years as biological secretary to the Royal Society and fifteen years as provost of King's College, Cambridge, retiring from both in 2003.
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Patrick Bateson published on such topics as ethology, animal welfare, behavioral development and evolution.
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Patrick Bateson was knighted for services to science in the 2003 Birthday Honours list.
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Patrick Bateson received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of St Andrews and an Honorary Fellowship from Queen Mary University of London.
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Patrick Bateson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1983.
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Patrick Bateson died on 1 August 2017 at the age of 79.