genetics By ronron1997 Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Dec 31, 1960 full timeline Jan 1, 1857 gregor endel dob july 20 1822 dod jan 6 1884 Jan 1, 1869 friendrich meischer first to identify dna as distint molecule Jan 1, 1879 albrecht kossel dob september16 1853 dod july 5 1927 isolated the major stuctures in deoxyribonucleic acid