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  1. BornJohann Mendel · 20 July 1822 · Heinzendorf bei Odrau (Hynčice), Silesia, Austrian Empire
    Died6 January 1884 (aged 61) · Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
    Known forFounder of the modern science of genetics
    How Mendel Solved the Mystery of Heredity
    How Mendel Solved the Mystery of Heredity
    Many traits in plants and animals are inherited from their parents, but how does this process work? One man who figured out the answer was Gregor Mendel, a 19th-century Austrian monk and scientist.
    Overview

    Gregor Johann Mendel OSA was an Austrian biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno (Brünn), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was born in a German-speaking family … See more

    Early life and education

    Mendel was born into a German-speaking family in Heinzendorf bei Odrau, in Silesia, Austrian Empire (now Hynčice in the Czech Republic). He was the son of Anton and Rosine (Schwirtlich) Mendel and had one older sister… See more

    Academic career

    When Mendel entered the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Natural History and Agriculture was headed by Johann Karl Nestler, who conducted extensive research on hereditary traits of plants and … See more

    Contributions

    Mendel, known as the "father of modern genetics," chose to study variation in plants in his monastery's 2 hectares (4.9 acres) experimental garden. Mendel was assisted in his experimental design by Aleksander Zawadzki … See more

     
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