Béla H. Bánáthy

Béla Heinrich Bánáthy (Hungarian: Bánáthy Béla; December 1, 1919 – September 4, 2003) was a Hungarian linguist, systems scientist, a professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley, and founder of the White Stag Leadership Development Program. This program's leadership model was adopted by the Boy Scouts of America into both its Wood Badge and junior leader training programs. He was also founder of the International Systems Institute with its innovative "conversation"-oriented conference structure, co-founder of the General Evolutionary Research Group, an influential professor of systems theory and a widely read and respected author.

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Béla H. Bánáthy
Birth dateDecember 01, 1919
Birth place
Hungarian Democratic Republic , Gyula Hungary
Nationality
Hungarian American
Date of deathSeptember 04, 2003
Place of death
California , Chico California
Children
Béla A. Bánáthy
Known for
International Federation for Systems Research
White Stag Leadership Development Program

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