Ludwig von Bertalanffy

Roelien Goede Years of service 2022-2023 Current Post Director ... Degree(s) BSc Economic Subjects, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1988 MSc (cum laude), Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1995 Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (cum laude) from Unisa, 1998 PhD, Information Technology, University in Pretoria, 2005 Field(s) of Study Critical Systems Thinking Information Technology Data Science and Computing Systems Thinking in Business Intelligence University(ies) North-West University, South Africa Specialization(s) Systems Thinking in Business Intelligence ORCID 0000-0001-7255-465X Notable Achievements National Research Foundation Rating of B1 Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018 Supervised 12 MSc students and 9 PhD students External Links https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/computer-science-and-information-systems/roelien-goede

Ludwig von Bertalanffy 1901–1972)¹ was an Austrian theoretical biologist and philosopher whose interdisciplinary approach helped shape the modern understanding of complex systems³. Educated in philosophy, art history, and biology at the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna, Bertalanffy combined scientific rigor with deep philosophical inquiry. His influential publication, General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications (1968),² introduced a framework that impacted fields from biology and ecology to sociology and organizational management. Throughout his academic career—which took place in Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States— he remained dedicated to bridging disciplinary boundaries.³ He also played a key role in founding the Society for General Systems Research, which later became the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS).⁴

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