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W. Ross Ashby

British psychiatrist (1903-1972)
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W. Ross Ashby
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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
September 6, 1903
Date of death
November 15, 1972
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Tockington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
sociologist, psychiatrist, engineer, university teacher, artificial intelligence researcher, neurologist[12]
Employer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[18]
Field of work
cybernetics, neurology, systems theory, psychiatry, sociology[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Sidney Sussex College[19]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Different from
Harry Kenneth Dimoline[27]
Family name
Ashby[22]
Given name
William[23]
Name in native language
William Ross Ashby[26]
Participant in
Dartmouth workshop[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Ross Ashby en W. R. Ashby en W. Ross Ashby ar ويليام روس آشبي cs W. R. Ashby cs W. Ross Ashby cs Ross Ashby cs Uil‘jam Ross Èšbi cs U. Ross Èšbi da William Ross Ashby de W. R. Ashby de William R. Ashby de William Ross Ashby es W Ross Ashby es W. Ross Ashby fr William Ross Ashby fr W. R. Ashby he רוס אשבי ja ウィリアム・ロス・アシュビー ko 윌리엄 로스 애슈비
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BHL creator ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
88405
DDB person (GND) ID
120098032
DFK Paris person ID
0001794778
Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-a352443
NSK (VIAF) ID
000652809
NSK ID
981005699857509366
NUKAT ID
n96401024
National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Greece ID
93339
National Library of Latvia ID
000264204
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Russia ID
7728106, 7742869
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1086886
National Virtual Library of India ID
34519, 461932
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071742468
Online Books Page author ID
Ashby, W. Ross (William Ross), 1903-1972
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3871639
Parsifal cluster ID
254469, 340070
RERO ID (legacy)
A002942398
SBN author ID
SBLV187445
SELIBR ID
331558
SHARE Catalogue author ID
28740
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Treccani ID
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UK National Archives ID
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UOM ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
engineer, psychiatrist, sociologist, university teacher, neurologist, artificial intelligence researcher
Field of work 5
sociology, psychiatry, neurology, cybernetics, systems theory
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Influenced 2
Heinz von Foerster, Carlos Gershenson
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Educated at 1
Sidney Sussex College
Employer 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participant in 1
Dartmouth workshop
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Doboshchivka
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Summary

W. Ross Ashby was born on September 6, 1903[1], in London[2]. He died on November 15, 1972[3], in Tockington[4]. He worked as a sociologist[5], psychiatrist[6], engineer[7], university teacher[8], and artificial intelligence researcher[9].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Heinz von Foerster[28], a mathematician[29], 1911–2002[30], of Austria[31], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[32], specialised in cybernetics[33] and Carlos Gershenson[34], a computer scientist[35], b. 1978[36], of Mexico[37], specialised in complex system[38].

FAQs

Where was W. Ross Ashby born?

W. Ross Ashby was born in London[2].

Where did W. Ross Ashby die?

W. Ross Ashby died in Tockington[4].

What did W. Ross Ashby do for work?

W. Ross Ashby worked as a sociologist[5], psychiatrist[6], engineer[7], university teacher[8], and artificial intelligence researcher[9].

Where did W. Ross Ashby go to school?

W. Ross Ashby was educated at Sidney Sussex College[19].

What awards did W. Ross Ashby receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

Who did W. Ross Ashby influence?

W. Ross Ashby has been cited as an influence by Heinz von Foerster[28] and Carlos Gershenson[34].

Related Entities

Carlos Gershenson cybernetics Heinz von Foerster London neurology psychiatry sociology United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → CNB-a352443
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): CNB-a352443, batch #289884"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 254469, 340070
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 340070, batch #259855"
  3. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0020493-Ashby-W-Ross-19031972
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0020493-Ashby-W-Ross-19031972, batch #259599"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Different from → Harry Kenneth Dimoline
    Family name → Ashby
    Field of work → cybernetics, neurology, systems theory +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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