Description: (Austrian Biologist Known as One of the Founders of General Systems Theory)
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy, an Austrian biologist, is renowned as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST). His interdisciplinary approach defined systems as entities with interacting components, relevant across various disciplines such as biology and cybernetics. Bertalanffy's work proposed applying classical thermodynamic laws to closed systems, with an emphasis on excluding open systems like living organisms. His mathematical model for organism growth, published in 1934, continues to have a lasting impact. Throughout his career in Vienna, London, Canada, and the United States, Bertalanffy made significant contributions to the advancement of systems theory.