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Born in Austria
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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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attended secondary school in Toppau
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Graduated with honours from the school in Troppau
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Graduated from university with a degree in math and psychology
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Joined the Augustinian order at the St. Thomas Monastery in Brno
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Graduated from the university in Vienna and returned to the monastery to teach in a secondary school
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taught at a religious secondary school
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Began his research on hybrid pea plants
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Mendel researched properties of inheritance of hybrid pea plants
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Mendel finished his research on pea plants after well over 10,000 plants were examined
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Mendel presented two lectures about his findings
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His work was published and misunderstood by the public
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Mendel became abbot of his school and his subsequent scholarly duties prevented any further work in the scientific field
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Gregor Mendel passed away
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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