text: William Bateson ( Robin Hood 's Bay , August 8 , 1861 -- February 8 , 1926 ) was a British geneticist , a Fellow of St. John 's College , Cambridge .
simplified: William Bateson ( Yorkshire , 8 August 1861 â `` 8 February 1926 ) was a British zoologist , a Fellow of St. John 's College , Cambridge University .