Heinz von Foerster

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

November 13, 1911

Age at death

90

Died

October 2, 2002

From

Vienna, Austria

Heinz von Foerster (1911-2002) was an Austrian-American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of second-order cybernetics. He was twice a Guggenheim fellow and also was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980.