SettingsSystems scientists
Alastair M. Taylor
Alastair MacDonald Taylor (March 12, 1915 – October 15, 2005) was a Canadian historian, filmmaker, United Nations official, professor of geography and political studies, and interdisciplinary th...
Alastair MacDonald Taylor (March 12, 1915 – October 15, 2005) was a Canadian historian, filmmaker, United Nations official, professor of geography and political studies, and interdisciplinary th...
Alexander Bogdanov
Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Богда́нов; born Alyaksandr Malinovsky, Алякса́ндар Маліно́ўскі;, Sokółka, Russian Empire (now Poland) –7 April 1928, Mosc...
Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Богда́нов; born Alyaksandr Malinovsky, Алякса́ндар Маліно́ўскі;, Sokółka, Russian Empire (now Poland) –7 April 1928, Mosc...
Alexander Chayanov
Alexander V. Chayanov (Александр Васильевич Чаянов) (1888 – October 3, 1937) was a Soviet agrarian economist, and scholar of rural sociology and advocate of agrarianism and cooperatives.
Alexander V. Chayanov (Александр Васильевич Чаянов) (1888 – October 3, 1937) was a Soviet agrarian economist, and scholar of rural sociology and advocate of agrarianism and cooperatives.
Alexander Christakis
Alexander Christakis is a Greek American social scientist, systems scientist and cyberneticist, former faculty member of several Universities, organizational consultant and member of the Club of...
Alexander Christakis is a Greek American social scientist, systems scientist and cyberneticist, former faculty member of several Universities, organizational consultant and member of the Club of...
Alexander Laszlo (scientist)
Alexander Laszlo (1964) an American systems scientist, known as co-founder and President of Syntony Quest and former Director of the Doctoral Program in Management at the Graduate School of Busi...
Alexander Laszlo (1964) an American systems scientist, known as co-founder and President of Syntony Quest and former Director of the Doctoral Program in Management at the Graduate School of Busi...
Alfred Blumstein
Alfred Blumstein (born in 1930 in New York) is an American scientist and the J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research at the Heinz College and Department of ...
Alfred Blumstein (born in 1930 in New York) is an American scientist and the J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research at the Heinz College and Department of ...
Allenna Leonard
Allenna Leonard is an American cyberneticist, consultant and Director of Team Syntegrity Inc. of Toronto, Canada, internationally, specializing in the application of Stafford Beer's Viable Syste...
Allenna Leonard is an American cyberneticist, consultant and Director of Team Syntegrity Inc. of Toronto, Canada, internationally, specializing in the application of Stafford Beer's Viable Syste...
Anatol Rapoport
Anatol Rapoport (Анато́лий Бори́сович Рапопо́рт, born May 22, 1911- January 20, 2007) was a Russian-born American Jewish mathematical psychologist.
Anatol Rapoport (Анато́лий Бори́сович Рапопо́рт, born May 22, 1911- January 20, 2007) was a Russian-born American Jewish mathematical psychologist.
Andrey Korotayev
Andrey Korotayev is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural studies, Near Eastern history, and mathematica...
Andrey Korotayev is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural studies, Near Eastern history, and mathematica...
Anthony Stafford Beer
Anthony Stafford Beer was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School.
Anthony Stafford Beer was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School.
Anthony Wilden
Anthony Wilden is a writer, social theorist, college lecturer, and consultant.
Anthony Wilden is a writer, social theorist, college lecturer, and consultant.
Anupam Saraph
Anupam Saraph is a respected innovator and polymath who has been an advisor in governance, informatics and strategic planning.
Anupam Saraph is a respected innovator and polymath who has been an advisor in governance, informatics and strategic planning.
Aron Katsenelinboigen
Aron Katsenelinboigen,, a founder of Predispositioning Theory, was born in September 1927 in a Ukrainian town of Izyaslavl.
Aron Katsenelinboigen,, a founder of Predispositioning Theory, was born in September 1927 in a Ukrainian town of Izyaslavl.
Arthur David Hall III
Arthur David Hall III (1925 - 31 March 2006 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA) was an American electrical engineer and a pioneer in the field of systems engineering.
Arthur David Hall III (1925 - 31 March 2006 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA) was an American electrical engineer and a pioneer in the field of systems engineering.
Barry Richmond
Barry Richmond (1947–2002) was an American systems scientist, and former managing director of High Performance Systems, Inc (HPS), an organization providing software and consulting services to b...
Barry Richmond (1947–2002) was an American systems scientist, and former managing director of High Performance Systems, Inc (HPS), an organization providing software and consulting services to b...
Bertram Myron Gross
Bertram Myron Gross was an American Social scientist, Federal bureaucrat and Professor of Political science at Hunter College.
Bertram Myron Gross was an American Social scientist, Federal bureaucrat and Professor of Political science at Hunter College.
Brian R. Gaines
Brian R Gaines (1938(?)) is a British scientist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus Killam Memorial Research Professor and Director of the Knowledge Science Institute at the University of Calgary.
Brian R Gaines (1938(?)) is a British scientist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus Killam Memorial Research Professor and Director of the Knowledge Science Institute at the University of Calgary.
Brian Wilson (systems scientist)
Brian Wilson (born 1933, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire) is a British systems scientist and honorary professor at Cardiff University, known for his development of soft systems methodology (SSM...
Brian Wilson (born 1933, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire) is a British systems scientist and honorary professor at Cardiff University, known for his development of soft systems methodology (SSM...
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Béla A. Bánáthy
Béla Antal Bánáthy (born 1943 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American systems scientist, who teaches part-time at the International Systems Institute at the Saybrook Graduate School.
Béla Antal Bánáthy (born 1943 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American systems scientist, who teaches part-time at the International Systems Institute at the Saybrook Graduate School.
Béla H. Bánáthy
Béla Heinrich Bánáthy (December 1, 1919 – September 4, 2003) was a Hungarian linguist, systems scientist and a professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley.
Béla Heinrich Bánáthy (December 1, 1919 – September 4, 2003) was a Hungarian linguist, systems scientist and a professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley.
C. West Churchman
Charles West Churchman (29 August 1913 – 21 March 2004 Bolinas, California.) was an American philosopher and systems scientist, who was Professor at the School of Business Administration ...
Charles West Churchman (29 August 1913 – 21 March 2004 Bolinas, California.) was an American philosopher and systems scientist, who was Professor at the School of Business Administration ...
Carlos Cirne Lima
Carlos Cirne Lima (born 1931 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Carlos Roberto Velho Cirne Lima is a Brazilian philosopher.
Carlos Cirne Lima (born 1931 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Carlos Roberto Velho Cirne Lima is a Brazilian philosopher.
Charles A. McClelland
Charles A. McClelland (born 1917) is an American political systems analyst and International Relations Professor Emeritus at the San Francisco State University, who was among the first to introd...
Charles A. McClelland (born 1917) is an American political systems analyst and International Relations Professor Emeritus at the San Francisco State University, who was among the first to introd...
Charles François
Charles François,, is a Belgian administrator, editor and scientist in the field of cybernetics, systems theory and systems science, internationally known for his main work the International E...
Charles François,, is a Belgian administrator, editor and scientist in the field of cybernetics, systems theory and systems science, internationally known for his main work the International E...
Claude Shannon
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electronic engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electronic engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".
Cliff Joslyn
Cliff Joslyn (born 1963) is an American cognitive scientist, cyberneticist, and currently Chief Scientist for Knowledge Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, Washingt...
Cliff Joslyn (born 1963) is an American cognitive scientist, cyberneticist, and currently Chief Scientist for Knowledge Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, Washingt...
Daria Khaltourina
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
David Easton
David Easton (born June 24, 1917) is a Canadian political scientist who was born in Toronto, Ontario, came to the United States in 1943, and is currently Distinguished Research Professor in the ...
David Easton (born June 24, 1917) is a Canadian political scientist who was born in Toronto, Ontario, came to the United States in 1943, and is currently Distinguished Research Professor in the ...
David Ing
David Ing is a Canadian marketing scientist, and consultant with IBM Global Services.
David Ing is a Canadian marketing scientist, and consultant with IBM Global Services.
Debora Hammond
Debora Hammond is an American historian of science, Provost and Professor Interdisciplinary Studies of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at the Sonoma State University.
Debora Hammond is an American historian of science, Provost and Professor Interdisciplinary Studies of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at the Sonoma State University.
Dennis Meadows
Dennis L. Meadows (born June 7, 1942) is an American scientist and Emeritus Professor of Systems Management, and former director of the Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the Un...
Dennis L. Meadows (born June 7, 1942) is an American scientist and Emeritus Professor of Systems Management, and former director of the Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the Un...
Derek Hitchins
Derek K. Hitchins (1935) is a British systems engineer and was professor in engineering management, in command & control and in systems science at Cranfield University at Cranfield, Bedfordshire...
Derek K. Hitchins (1935) is a British systems engineer and was professor in engineering management, in command & control and in systems science at Cranfield University at Cranfield, Bedfordshire...
Diederich Hinrichsen
Diederich Hinrichsen (born 17 February 1939 in Nürnberg) is a German mathematician who, together with Hans W. Knobloch, established the field of dynamical systems theory and control theory in Ge...
Diederich Hinrichsen (born 17 February 1939 in Nürnberg) is a German mathematician who, together with Hans W. Knobloch, established the field of dynamical systems theory and control theory in Ge...
Dimitri Bertsekas
Dimitri Bertsekas is an applied mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
Dimitri Bertsekas is an applied mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
Donald deAvila Jackson
Don D. Jackson (1920-1968) was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in family therapy.
Don D. Jackson (1920-1968) was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in family therapy.
Donella Meadows
Donella H. "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 Elgin, Illinois, USA - February 20, 2001, Hanover, New Hampshire) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer.
Donella H. "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 Elgin, Illinois, USA - February 20, 2001, Hanover, New Hampshire) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer.
Einar Thorsrud
Einar Thorsrud (30 April 1923 – 29 May 1985) was a Norwegian psychologist, researcher and professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim and University of Oslo, who is known for...
Einar Thorsrud (30 April 1923 – 29 May 1985) was a Norwegian psychologist, researcher and professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim and University of Oslo, who is known for...
Enrique Herrscher
Enrique G. Herrscher is an Argentine economist, systems scientist and professor at the University of Buenos Aires.
Enrique G. Herrscher is an Argentine economist, systems scientist and professor at the University of Buenos Aires.
Eric Trist
Eric Trist (September 1909 – 4 June 1993) was a British scientist and leading figure in the field of Organizational development (OD).
Eric Trist (September 1909 – 4 June 1993) was a British scientist and leading figure in the field of Organizational development (OD).
Ervin László
Ervin László (born 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist.
Ervin László (born 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist.
Eugene Odum
Eugene Pleasants Odum was an American scientist known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology.
Eugene Pleasants Odum was an American scientist known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology.
Francis Heylighen
Francis Paul Heylighen (born September 27, 1960) is a Belgian cyberneticist, and research professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels, where he di...
Francis Paul Heylighen (born September 27, 1960) is a Belgian cyberneticist, and research professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels, where he di...
Francisco Varela
Francisco Javier Varela García (September 7, 1946 – May 28, 2001), was a Chilean biologist, philosopher and neuroscientist who, together with his teacher Humberto Maturana, is best known f...
Francisco Javier Varela García (September 7, 1946 – May 28, 2001), was a Chilean biologist, philosopher and neuroscientist who, together with his teacher Humberto Maturana, is best known f...
Fred Emery
Frederick Edmund Emery, nick Fred, (27 August 1925 – 10 April 1997) was an Australian psychologist.
Frederick Edmund Emery, nick Fred, (27 August 1925 – 10 April 1997) was an Australian psychologist.
G. A. Swanson
Gale Alden (G.A.) Swanson (Jan 12, 1939 - July 3, 2009 ) was an American organizational theorist, and Professor of Accounting at Tennessee Technological University, known for his accounting theo...
Gale Alden (G.A.) Swanson (Jan 12, 1939 - July 3, 2009 ) was an American organizational theorist, and Professor of Accounting at Tennessee Technological University, known for his accounting theo...
Gary Metcalf
Gary S. Metcalf (1957) is an American organizational theorist, management consultant, and faculty member in the Organizational Systems concentration at Saybrook Graduate School.
Gary S. Metcalf (1957) is an American organizational theorist, management consultant, and faculty member in the Organizational Systems concentration at Saybrook Graduate School.
Geoffrey Vickers
Sir Charles Geoffrey Vickers VC (13 October 1894 - 16 March 1982) was an English lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist.
Sir Charles Geoffrey Vickers VC (13 October 1894 - 16 March 1982) was an English lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist.
George Klir
George Jiri Klir (born 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-American computer scientist and professor of systems sciences at the Center for Intelligent Systems at Binghamton University in Bin...
George Jiri Klir (born 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-American computer scientist and professor of systems sciences at the Center for Intelligent Systems at Binghamton University in Bin...
George Van Dyne
George Van Dyne (1933 - 1981) was a pioneer of systems ecology and served as the first director of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory in the USA.
George Van Dyne (1933 - 1981) was a pioneer of systems ecology and served as the first director of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory in the USA.
Gerald Weinberg
Gerald Marvin (Jerry) Weinberg (27 October 1933) is an American computer scientist, author and teacher of the psychology and anthropology of computer software development.
Gerald Marvin (Jerry) Weinberg (27 October 1933) is an American computer scientist, author and teacher of the psychology and anthropology of computer software development.
Gerard de Zeeuw
Gerard de Zeeuw (11 March 1936) is a Dutch scientist and professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Gerard de Zeeuw (11 March 1936) is a Dutch scientist and professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Gerd Sommerhoff
Gerd Sommerhoff OBE (born Germany 1905, died Cambridge, England 2002-04-28), was a pioneer of theoretical neuroscience and a noted humanist.
Gerd Sommerhoff OBE (born Germany 1905, died Cambridge, England 2002-04-28), was a pioneer of theoretical neuroscience and a noted humanist.
Gerhard Chroust
Gerhard Chroust (April 23, 1941) is an Austrian systems scientist, and Professor Emeritus for Systems Engineering and Automation at the Institute of System Sciences at the Johannes Kepler Univ...
Gerhard Chroust (April 23, 1941) is an Austrian systems scientist, and Professor Emeritus for Systems Engineering and Automation at the Institute of System Sciences at the Johannes Kepler Univ...
Gerrit Broekstra
Gerrit Broekstra (1 August 1941, Alkmaar, Netherlands), is a Dutch scientist and professor in the field of organization behavior and systems sciences at the Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, Nort...
Gerrit Broekstra (1 August 1941, Alkmaar, Netherlands), is a Dutch scientist and professor in the field of organization behavior and systems sciences at the Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, Nort...
Gregory Bateson
Gregory Bateson (9 May 1904 – 4 July 1980) was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many oth...
Gregory Bateson (9 May 1904 – 4 July 1980) was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many oth...
Harold A. Linstone
Harold Adrian Linstone (born 1924) is a German-American mathematician, consultant, futurist and University Professor Emeritus of Systems Science at Portland State University.
Harold Adrian Linstone (born 1924) is a German-American mathematician, consultant, futurist and University Professor Emeritus of Systems Science at Portland State University.
Harold G. Nelson
Harold G. Nelson (1943) is an American architect, consultant and systems scientist, Nierenberg Distinguished Professor of Design in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, President ...
Harold G. Nelson (1943) is an American architect, consultant and systems scientist, Nierenberg Distinguished Professor of Design in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, President ...
Hasan Özbekhan
Dr. Hasan Özbekhan (1921 – February 12, 2007) was a Turkish American systems scientist, cyberneticist, philosopher and planner who was Professor Emeritus of Management at the Wharton School of ...
Dr. Hasan Özbekhan (1921 – February 12, 2007) was a Turkish American systems scientist, cyberneticist, philosopher and planner who was Professor Emeritus of Management at the Wharton School of ...
Heinz von Foerster
Heinz von Foerster (November 13, 1911, Vienna – October 2, 2002, Pescadero, California) was an Austrian American scientist combining physics and philosophy.
Heinz von Foerster (November 13, 1911, Vienna – October 2, 2002, Pescadero, California) was an Austrian American scientist combining physics and philosophy.
Henk G. Sol
Henk Gerard Sol is a Dutch organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University.
Henk Gerard Sol is a Dutch organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University.
Henry Paynter
Henry M. Paynter is known worldwide as the inventor of bond graphs.
Henry M. Paynter is known worldwide as the inventor of bond graphs.
Herman Daly
Herman Daly (born 1938) is an American ecological economist and professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States.
Herman Daly (born 1938) is an American ecological economist and professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States.
Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Howard T. Odum
Howard Thomas Odum (1924, Chapel Hill, North Carolina–2002 Gainesville, Florida) (also known as Tom or just H.T.) was an American ecologist.
Howard Thomas Odum (1924, Chapel Hill, North Carolina–2002 Gainesville, Florida) (also known as Tom or just H.T.) was an American ecologist.
Hugo O. Engelmann
Hugo Otto Engelmann (September 11, 1917 – February 2, 2002) was an American sociologist, anthropologist and general systems theorist.
Hugo Otto Engelmann (September 11, 1917 – February 2, 2002) was an American sociologist, anthropologist and general systems theorist.
Humberto Maturana
Humberto Maturana (born September 14, 1928, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean biologist and philosopher.
Humberto Maturana (born September 14, 1928, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean biologist and philosopher.
Ian Mitroff
Ian I. Mitroff (1938) is an American organizational theorist, consultant and Professor Emeritus at the Marshall School of Business and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of...
Ian I. Mitroff (1938) is an American organizational theorist, consultant and Professor Emeritus at the Marshall School of Business and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of...
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine (Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин, Ilya Romanovich Prigozhin) (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Russian-born naturalized Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate...
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine (Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин, Ilya Romanovich Prigozhin) (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Russian-born naturalized Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate...
J. Donald R. de Raadt
J. Donald R. de Raadt (1946) is a Swedish organizational theorist and Professor Emeritus in Informatics and System Science at Luleå University of Technology.
J. Donald R. de Raadt (1946) is a Swedish organizational theorist and Professor Emeritus in Informatics and System Science at Luleå University of Technology.
James Grier Miller
James Grier Miller (1916 - 7 Nov 2002) was an American biologist, a pioneer of systems science, who originated the modern use of the term "behavioral science", founded and directed the multi-dis...
James Grier Miller (1916 - 7 Nov 2002) was an American biologist, a pioneer of systems science, who originated the modern use of the term "behavioral science", founded and directed the multi-dis...
Jan Smuts
Jan Christiaan Smuts OM CH ED KC FRS PC (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher.
Jan Christiaan Smuts OM CH ED KC FRS PC (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher.
Jay Wright Forrester
Jay Wright Forrester (born July 14, 1918-) is a pioneer American computer engineer, systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Jay Wright Forrester (born July 14, 1918-) is a pioneer American computer engineer, systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Jennifer Wilby
Jennifer M. Wilby (1953) is an American management scientist, and past Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, and a lecturer and researcher in management systems and sciences in The Busines...
Jennifer M. Wilby (1953) is an American management scientist, and past Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, and a lecturer and researcher in management systems and sciences in The Busines...
Jifa Gu
Jifa Gu is a Chinese systems scientist, and Professor of Operations Research and Systems Engineering at the Institute of Systems Science, Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, Chinese Acad...
Jifa Gu is a Chinese systems scientist, and Professor of Operations Research and Systems Engineering at the Institute of Systems Science, Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, Chinese Acad...
John A. Dillon
John Andrew Dillon, Jr. (1923 - February 22, 2005) was an American physicist, administrator, Professor at the University of Louisville, and founder and first director of the Systems Science Inst...
John Andrew Dillon, Jr. (1923 - February 22, 2005) was an American physicist, administrator, Professor at the University of Louisville, and founder and first director of the Systems Science Inst...
John G. Bennett
John Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British technologist, industrial research director, and author.
John Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British technologist, industrial research director, and author.
John Gall (author)
John Gall is an author and retired pediatrician.
John Gall is an author and retired pediatrician.
John Milsum
John H. Milsum (1924 – November 9, 2008) was a Canadian control engineer who was Professor and first Director at the Biomedical Engineering Department of the McGill University in Montreal,...
John H. Milsum (1924 – November 9, 2008) was a Canadian control engineer who was Professor and first Director at the Biomedical Engineering Department of the McGill University in Montreal,...
John N. Warfield
John Nelson Warfield (1925November 17, 2009) was an American systems scientist, who was professor and director of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Integrative Sciences (IASIS) at George M...
John Nelson Warfield (1925November 17, 2009) was an American systems scientist, who was professor and director of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Integrative Sciences (IASIS) at George M...
John Pourdehnad
John Pourdehnad (1950) is an American organizational theorist, consultant, and associate director of the Ackoff Center for Advancement of Systems Approaches at the University of Pennsylvania.
John Pourdehnad (1950) is an American organizational theorist, consultant, and associate director of the Ackoff Center for Advancement of Systems Approaches at the University of Pennsylvania.
John Seddon
John Seddon is a British occupational psychologist and "management guru", specialising in the service industry.
John Seddon is a British occupational psychologist and "management guru", specialising in the service industry.
John Sterman
John David Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, and the current director of the MIT System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
John David Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, and the current director of the MIT System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Kathleen Carley
Kathleen M. Carley is an American social scientist specializing in dynamic network analysis.
Kathleen M. Carley is an American social scientist specializing in dynamic network analysis.
Kenneth D. Bailey (sociologist)
Kenneth D. Bailey (1943) is an American sociologist, systems scientist and professor of sociology at the University of California in Los Angeles.
Kenneth D. Bailey (1943) is an American sociologist, systems scientist and professor of sociology at the University of California in Los Angeles.
Kenneth E. Boulding
Kenneth Ewart Boulding was an economist, educator, peace activist, poet, religious mystic, devoted Quaker, systems scientist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.
Kenneth Ewart Boulding was an economist, educator, peace activist, poet, religious mystic, devoted Quaker, systems scientist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.
Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Kjell Samuelson
Kjell Samuelson (1932) is a Swedish systems scientist, Sci-Tech consultant, Professor Emeritus at the Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, and a pioneer of Systems Science & C...
Kjell Samuelson (1932) is a Swedish systems scientist, Sci-Tech consultant, Professor Emeritus at the Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, and a pioneer of Systems Science & C...
Kristo Ivanov
Kristo Ivanov (born in 1937) is a Swedish information scientist and systems scientist of ethnic Bulgarian origin.
Kristo Ivanov (born in 1937) is a Swedish information scientist and systems scientist of ethnic Bulgarian origin.
Kyoichi Kijima
Kyoichi Jim Kijima (木嶋 恭一, 1951- ) is a Japanese systems scientist and professor of Decision Systems Science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Kyoichi Jim Kijima (木嶋 恭一, 1951- ) is a Japanese systems scientist and professor of Decision Systems Science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Lawrence B. Slobodkin
Lawrence B. (Larry) Slobodkin (1928–2009) was an American ecologist and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, State University of New York.
Lawrence B. (Larry) Slobodkin (1928–2009) was an American ecologist and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, State University of New York.
Lawrence J. Fogel
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel (March 2, 1928 - February 18, 2007), was a pioneer in evolutionary computation and human factors analysis.
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel (March 2, 1928 - February 18, 2007), was a pioneer in evolutionary computation and human factors analysis.
Len R. Troncale
Lenard Raphael Troncale (1943) is an American biologist, Professor Cellular and Molecular Biology, and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Systems Studies at the California State Polyt...
Lenard Raphael Troncale (1943) is an American biologist, Professor Cellular and Molecular Biology, and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Systems Studies at the California State Polyt...
Lennart Ljung
Lennart Ljung is a Swedish Professor in the Chair of Control Theory at Linköping University since 1976.
Lennart Ljung is a Swedish Professor in the Chair of Control Theory at Linköping University since 1976.
Leo Apostel
Leo Apostel (Antwerp, 4 September 1925 - Ghent, 10 August 1995) was a Belgian philosopher and professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Universiteit Gent.
Leo Apostel (Antwerp, 4 September 1925 - Ghent, 10 August 1995) was a Belgian philosopher and professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Universiteit Gent.
Linda Olds
Linda E. Olds (1946) is an American psychologist, consultant, trainer, Emeritus professor at Linfield College and pioneer in the field of systems psychology.
Linda E. Olds (1946) is an American psychologist, consultant, trainer, Emeritus professor at Linfield College and pioneer in the field of systems psychology.
Loet Leydesdorff
Loet Leydesdorff (21 August 1948, Djakarta (Dutch Indies)) is a Dutch sociologist, cyberneticist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.
Loet Leydesdorff (21 August 1948, Djakarta (Dutch Indies)) is a Dutch sociologist, cyberneticist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.
Lotfi A. Zadeh
Lotfali Askar Zadeh, better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, artifical intelligence researcher and professor emeritus of computer scien...
Lotfali Askar Zadeh, better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, artifical intelligence researcher and professor emeritus of computer scien...
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Atzgersdorf near Vienna, Austria – June 12, 1972, Buffalo, New York, USA) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general ...
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Atzgersdorf near Vienna, Austria – June 12, 1972, Buffalo, New York, USA) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general ...
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Michael Lissack
Michael Lissack is a professor, realtor, author, and business consultant in Naples, Florida, who was formerly a managing director in the municipal bond department at Smith Barney.
Michael Lissack is a professor, realtor, author, and business consultant in Naples, Florida, who was formerly a managing director in the municipal bond department at Smith Barney.
Mihajlo D. Mesarovic
Mihajlo D. Mesarovic (1928), (Serbian: Mihajlo D. Mesarović, Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло Д.
Mihajlo D. Mesarovic (1928), (Serbian: Mihajlo D. Mesarović, Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло Д.
Mike Jackson (systems scientist)
Michael Christopher Jackson OBE (born 1951) is a British systems scientist, consultant and Professor of Management Systems and Dean of Hull University Business School.
Michael Christopher Jackson OBE (born 1951) is a British systems scientist, consultant and Professor of Management Systems and Dean of Hull University Business School.
Milton Rubin
Milton D. Rubin (1914- 1996) was an American systems engineer and inventor, who was president of the Society for General Systems Research in 1968.
Milton D. Rubin (1914- 1996) was an American systems engineer and inventor, who was president of the Society for General Systems Research in 1968.
Murray Bowen
Murray Bowen, M.D., (31 January 1913, Waverly, Tennessee - 9 October 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a professor in Psychiatry at the Georgetown University.
Murray Bowen, M.D., (31 January 1913, Waverly, Tennessee - 9 October 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a professor in Psychiatry at the Georgetown University.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann (; born September 15, 1929) is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.
Murray Gell-Mann (; born September 15, 1929) is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.
Nicolai Hartmann
Nicolai Hartmann (Nikolajs Hartmanis; 20 February 1882 in Riga, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire – 9 October 1950 in Göttingen, West Germany) was a Baltic German philosopher.
Nicolai Hartmann (Nikolajs Hartmanis; 20 February 1882 in Riga, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire – 9 October 1950 in Göttingen, West Germany) was a Baltic German philosopher.
Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist, and a prominent thinker in sociological systems theory.
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist, and a prominent thinker in sociological systems theory.
Norbert Wiener
Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894, Columbia, Missouri – March 18, 1964, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American mathematician.
Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894, Columbia, Missouri – March 18, 1964, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American mathematician.
Paul Anastas
Paul T. Anastas, Ph.D. is the Science Advisor to the U.S. EPA as well as the Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Paul T. Anastas, Ph.D. is the Science Advisor to the U.S. EPA as well as the Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Paul Tseng
Paul Tseng is an applied mathematician and a professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington.
Paul Tseng is an applied mathematician and a professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington.
Paulien Hogeweg
Paulien Hogeweg (1943) is a Dutch theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher studying biological systems as dynamic information processing systems at many interconnected levels.
Paulien Hogeweg (1943) is a Dutch theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher studying biological systems as dynamic information processing systems at many interconnected levels.
Peter Checkland
Peter Checkland (1930 Birmingham, UK) is a British management scientist and emeritus professor of Systems at Lancaster University.
Peter Checkland (1930 Birmingham, UK) is a British management scientist and emeritus professor of Systems at Lancaster University.
Peter Corning
Peter Andrew Corning (1935) is an American biologist, consultant, and complex systems scientist, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, in Friday Harbor, Washington, and...
Peter Andrew Corning (1935) is an American biologist, consultant, and complex systems scientist, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, in Friday Harbor, Washington, and...
Peter Schwartze
Peter Schwartze is a neurophysiologist, systems scientist and cyberneticist famous in the ex- German Democratic Republic.
Peter Schwartze is a neurophysiologist, systems scientist and cyberneticist famous in the ex- German Democratic Republic.
Peter Senge
Peter Michael Senge (born 1947) is an American scientist and director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Peter Michael Senge (born 1947) is an American scientist and director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics.
Peter Whittle is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics.
Pitirim Sorokin
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin was a Russian American sociologist born in modern-day Komi.
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin was a Russian American sociologist born in modern-day Komi.
Ralph W. Gerard
Ralph Waldo Gerard (7 October 1900 - 17 February 1974) was an American neurophysiologist and behavioral scientist known for his wide-ranging work on the nervous system, nerve metabolism, psychop...
Ralph Waldo Gerard (7 October 1900 - 17 February 1974) was an American neurophysiologist and behavioral scientist known for his wide-ranging work on the nervous system, nerve metabolism, psychop...
Richard A. Swanson
Richard A. Swanson (1942) is an American organizational theorist and Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and the Sam Lindsey Chair at the University of Texas at Tyler,...
Richard A. Swanson (1942) is an American organizational theorist and Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and the Sam Lindsey Chair at the University of Texas at Tyler,...
Richard F. Ericson
Richard Ferdinand Ericson (1919–1993) was an American organizational theorist, and Professor Emeritus of Management and Director, Interdisciplinary Systems and Cybernetics Project, Program of Po...
Richard Ferdinand Ericson (1919–1993) was an American organizational theorist, and Professor Emeritus of Management and Director, Interdisciplinary Systems and Cybernetics Project, Program of Po...
Richard Fisch
Richard Fisch was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in brief therapy.
Richard Fisch was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in brief therapy.
Richard L. Meier
Richard Louis Meier, (1920 - February 26, 2007) is an US regional planner, systems theorist, scientist, urban scholar, and futurist, who was Professor in the College of Environmental Design at U...
Richard Louis Meier, (1920 - February 26, 2007) is an US regional planner, systems theorist, scientist, urban scholar, and futurist, who was Professor in the College of Environmental Design at U...
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza is an American ecological economist and the Director of the Institute for Sustainable Solutions and a University Professor of Sustainability at Portland State University in O...
Robert Costanza is an American ecological economist and the Director of the Institute for Sustainable Solutions and a University Professor of Sustainability at Portland State University in O...
Robert L. Flood
Robert Louis Flood (born 1955), British organizational scientist, and Professor of Management Sciences at the University of Hull, UK. He is a recognized authority on applied systemic thinking in...
Robert Louis Flood (born 1955), British organizational scientist, and Professor of Management Sciences at the University of Hull, UK. He is a recognized authority on applied systemic thinking in...
Robert Rosen (theoretical biologist)
Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934 - December 28, 1998) was an American theoretical biologist and Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University.
Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934 - December 28, 1998) was an American theoretical biologist and Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University.
Russell L. Ackoff
Russell Lincoln Ackoff (12 February 1919 – 29 October 2009) was an American organizational theorist, consultant, and Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science at the Wharton...
Russell Lincoln Ackoff (12 February 1919 – 29 October 2009) was an American organizational theorist, consultant, and Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science at the Wharton...
Simona Poustilnik
Simona Poustilnik is a Russian biologist and philosopher, historian of science, also science journalist.
Simona Poustilnik is a Russian biologist and philosopher, historian of science, also science journalist.
Stephan H. Haeckel
Stephan H. (Steve) Haeckel is an American management theorist and former director of Strategic Studies at IBM’s Advanced Business Institute, who developed the idea of the sense-and-respond organ...
Stephan H. (Steve) Haeckel is an American management theorist and former director of Strategic Studies at IBM’s Advanced Business Institute, who developed the idea of the sense-and-respond organ...
Stephen G. Haines
Stephen G. Haines (1945) is an American organizational theorist, management consultant, author of books on management and systems thinking, and an international recognized leader in strategic pl...
Stephen G. Haines (1945) is an American organizational theorist, management consultant, author of books on management and systems thinking, and an international recognized leader in strategic pl...
Stuart Kauffman
Stuart Alan Kauffman (28 September 1939) is an American theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher concerning the origin of life on Earth.
Stuart Alan Kauffman (28 September 1939) is an American theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher concerning the origin of life on Earth.
Stuart Umpleby
Stuart Anspach Umpleby (born March 5, 1944) is an American cybernetician and a professor in the Department of Management and Director of the Research Program in Social and Organizational Learnin...
Stuart Anspach Umpleby (born March 5, 1944) is an American cybernetician and a professor in the Department of Management and Director of the Research Program in Social and Organizational Learnin...
Suresh P. Sethi
Suresh P. Sethi is Charles & Nancy Davidson Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4ISN) at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Suresh P. Sethi is Charles & Nancy Davidson Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4ISN) at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist who served on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 to 1973.
Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist who served on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 to 1973.
Timothy F. H. Allen
Timothy F. H. Allen (July 6, 1942) is a British botanist and Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies at the Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Timothy F. H. Allen (July 6, 1942) is a British botanist and Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies at the Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Tom R. Burns
Tom R. Burns is a European/American sociologist.
Tom R. Burns is a European/American sociologist.
Uwe Windhorst
Uwe Windhorst (Prof. Dr. Uwe Windhorst) is a German neuroscientist, systems scientist and cyberneticist,who was born in Bremen, Germany in 1946.
Uwe Windhorst (Prof. Dr. Uwe Windhorst) is a German neuroscientist, systems scientist and cyberneticist,who was born in Bremen, Germany in 1946.
V. Srinivas
V. Srinivas is the founder and lead researcher at "Illumine" – a Human-Transformation Design Lab in Mumbai, India.
V. Srinivas is the founder and lead researcher at "Illumine" – a Human-Transformation Design Lab in Mumbai, India.
Valentin Turchin
Valentin Fyodorovich Turchin was a Soviet and American cybernetician and computer scientist.
Valentin Fyodorovich Turchin was a Soviet and American cybernetician and computer scientist.
W. Brian Arthur
William Brian Arthur (born 1945) is an economist credited with influencing and describing the modern theory of increasing returns.
William Brian Arthur (born 1945) is an economist credited with influencing and describing the modern theory of increasing returns.
Walter F. Buckley
Walter Frederick Buckley (1922 - January 26, 2006) was an American professor of sociology.
Walter Frederick Buckley (1922 - January 26, 2006) was an American professor of sociology.
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
Warren Sturgis McCulloch (November 16, 1898 – September 24, 1969) was an American neurophysiologist and cybernetician, known for his work on the foundation for certain brain theories and his con...
Warren Sturgis McCulloch (November 16, 1898 – September 24, 1969) was an American neurophysiologist and cybernetician, known for his work on the foundation for certain brain theories and his con...
Werner Ulrich
Werner Ulrich (1948, Berne, Switzerland) is a Swiss social scientist and practical philosopher, and a former professor of the theory and practice of social planning at the University of Fribourg.
Werner Ulrich (1948, Berne, Switzerland) is a Swiss social scientist and practical philosopher, and a former professor of the theory and practice of social planning at the University of Fribourg.
William H. Schlesinger
William H. Schlesinger (b.
William H. Schlesinger (b.
William Ross Ashby
W. Ross Ashby (London, 6 September 1903 – 15 November 1972) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of complex systems.
W. Ross Ashby (London, 6 September 1903 – 15 November 1972) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of complex systems.
Yong Pil Rhee
Yong Pil Rhee (December 20, 1933 - March 23, 2004) was a Korean political scientist, systems scientist and Professor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Seoul National University, South...
Yong Pil Rhee (December 20, 1933 - March 23, 2004) was a Korean political scientist, systems scientist and Professor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Seoul National University, South...