Archival Materials by & about William Bateson

Biographical Sketch of William Bateson

William Bateson (1861-1926) was a biologist and evolutionary theorist who was best known in his time for rediscovering and defending the genetic paradigm of Gregor Mendel, with whom he collaborated on some projects. William Bateson also coined the term "genetics" in a letter to a colleague and friend, Adam Sedgwick, on April 18, 1905. If you peruse these archives, you also will find evidence of his systems thinking and pattern thinking around the turn of the century.

Links

• William Bateson Archive at Cambridge University

Videos

• William Bateson's Contribution to Evolutionary Theory — a lecture by Donald Forsdyke, Queen's University

Photos

SEE the William Bateson Photos Page on this site

Sketch of William Bateson from 1915

Articles

Up-To-Date Journal Database of William Bateson

• Bateson, William. (1905). On the Inheritance of heterostylism in Primula. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 76(513), 581–586.

Books

Up-To-Date Database of Books by Author — including those of William Bateson

• Bateson, Beatrice. (1928). William Bateson, F.R.S., Naturalist - His Essays & Addresses Together with a Short Account of His Life. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

• Bateson, William. (1909). Mendel's Principles of Heredity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

• Bateson, William, & Saunders, E. R. (1909). Reports to the Evolution Committee. Report IV. Experimental Studies in the Physiology of Heredity. London, UK: Harrison & Sons.

• Bateson, William, & Saunders, E. R. (1907). Reports to the Evolution Committee. Report III. Experimental Studies in the Physiology of Heredity. London, UK: Harrison & Sons.

• Bateson, William, & Saunders, E. R. (1902). Reports to the Evolution Committee. Report I. Experiments Untaken. London, UK: Harrison & Sons.

• Bateson, William. (1894). Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to discontinuity in the origin of species. London, UK: Macmillan & Company.

• Bateson, William. (1913). Problems of genetics. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

• Bateson, William. 1912. The methods and scope of genetics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Letters & Artifacts

Letters

• Genetics Letter — The first use of the word "genetics."

• Letter to Anna Bateson, September 2, 1888 — Discussion of systems and the issue of variation and evolution.

• William's Letter to an 8-Year Old Gregory — The beginning of the pattern that connects…?

Obituaries

• William Bateson Obituary by R. C. Punnett — Informative overview of the impact of William Bateson's life.

• William Bateson Obituary in Nature

Excerpts and Papers

• William Bateson on Symmetry and Pattern

Photos and Drawings

• John Innes Horticultural Institute

Other Artifacts

• William Bateson's Report Card from the Rugby School in 1875

Other Resources

• The Bateson-Punnett Notebooks from the Archives at Cambridge University — includes: Poultry Notebooks, Dead Books, Rabbit Notebooks, and Sweet Pea Notebooks

• The William Bateson Archives at Cambridge University, England

• William Bateson at Archive.Org

• Papers of William Bateson in the Cambridge University Library — also papers at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Donald Forsdyke's "William Bateson: Two levels of genetic information" — a great collection of materials on William Bateson at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Biography of William Bateson — information on a book by Donald Forsdyke, which includes information on Gregory, as well. SEE: the "Books about the Batesons" page under "Books" which in turn is under "Resources Index."

• Biography of George Romanes — with information on William Bateson