Heinz von Foerster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Heinz_von_Foerster
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Norbert_Wiener_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1911-11-13
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Ethics in cybernetics
Constructivism in education
gptkbp:death_date 2002-10-02
gptkbp:field gptkb:cybernetic_enhancements
gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heinz von Foerster
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bateson,_Gregory
gptkb:Gergen,_Kenneth
gptkb:Gergen,_Kenneth_J.
gptkb:Kauffman,_Stuart
gptkb:Luhmann,_Niklas
gptkb:Maturana,_Humberto
gptkb:Mead,_George_Herbert
Prigogine, Ilya
Rosen, Robert
Varela, Francisco
Varela, Francisco J.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Wiener,_Norbert
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Second-order_cybernetics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Austrian
gptkbp:notable_feature The observer creates the observed
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_von_Foerster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ludwig_von_Bertalanffy
gptkb:The_University_of_Bielefeld
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5