Gregor Mendel

  • Gregor Mendel Born

    Born in Austria
  • Discovered

    Mendel discovered by a local schoolmaster who suggested he be sent to a secondary school in a larger town. He was 11
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    School

    attended secondary school in Toppau
  • Graduated

    Graduated with honours from the school in Troppau
  • University Graduation

    Graduated from university with a degree in math and psychology
  • Became a Monk

    Joined the Augustinian order at the St. Thomas Monastery in Brno
  • Graduated...Again

    Graduated from the university in Vienna and returned to the monastery to teach in a secondary school
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    Teacher

    taught at a religious secondary school
  • Research Begins

    Began his research on hybrid pea plants
  • Period: to

    Research

    Mendel researched properties of inheritance of hybrid pea plants
  • Research Concludes

    Mendel finished his research on pea plants after well over 10,000 plants were examined
  • Work Presented

    Mendel presented two lectures about his findings
  • Work Published

    His work was published and misunderstood by the public
  • Abbot

    Mendel became abbot of his school and his subsequent scholarly duties prevented any further work in the scientific field
  • Died

    Gregor Mendel passed away
  • Work Accepted

    Even after Mendel's death his research was widely ignored until 1900 when it was re-examined and soon became the foundation of modern genetics