Bateson
Encyclopedia
Bateson is an English language
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Batte", a medieval diminutive
of Bartholomew
. It is rare as a given name
. People with the surname Bateson include:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Batte", a medieval diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in...
. It is rare as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the surname Bateson include:
- Frank BatesonFrank BatesonFrank Bateson, OBE, was a New Zealand astronomer who specialized in the study of variable stars.Frank Maine Bateson was born in Wellington on 31 October 1909 and studied in Australia and New Zealand...
(1909–2007), New Zealand astronomer - Frederick Wilse Bateson (1901–1978), English literary scholar
- Gregory BatesonGregory BatesonGregory Bateson was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many other fields. He had a natural ability to recognize order and pattern in the universe...
(1904–1980), British anthropologist (son of William Bateson) - Mary Catherine BatesonMary Catherine BatesonMary Catherine Bateson is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Since 1960, she has been married to Barkev Kassarjian, a professor of business management at Babson College...
(born 1939), U.S. writer and anthropologist (daughter of Gregory Bateson) - Patrick BatesonPatrick BatesonSir Patrick Bateson, FRS is an English biologist and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor of ethology at Cambridge University and president of the Zoological Society of London since 2004....
(born 1938), British biologist and science writer - Thomas BatesonThomas BatesonThomas Bateson, Batson or Betson was an English writer of madrigals in the early 17th century.He is said to have been organist of Chester Cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He served as Vicar Choral and organist of Christ Church...
(c.1570–1630), English madrigal composer - Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron DeramoreThomas Bateson, 1st Baron DeramoreThomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore , known as Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Bt from 1863 until 1885, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:...
(1819-1890), British Conservative politician - Timothy BatesonTimothy BatesonTimothy Dingwall Bateson was a British actor. The son of Dingwall Bateson, a solicitor later knighted, he was educated at Uppingham School and Wadham College, Oxford....
(1926–2009), British actor - William BatesonWilliam BatesonWilliam Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge...
(1861–1926), British geneticist who coined the term "genetics"