Mendel and Darwin

By antonwingfield
  • Darwin Birth

    Darwin Birth

    Charles Darwin was an English evolutionist who studied species all of his life, notedly the finches in the Galápagos Islands. He is widely known for pioneering the idea of evolution, and his descriptive of being the best predator "survival of the fittest"
  • Attendance of day school in Shrewsbury, mother's death

    Attendance of day school in Shrewsbury, mother's death

    Around the time Charles started day school is when his mother passed away.
  • Mendel Birth

    Mendel Birth

    Gregor Mendel was born in Hynčice,Czech Republic. He was a monk who pioneered the start of genetic studies.
  • Taken away from Shrewsbury school by his father

    Taken away from Shrewsbury school by his father

  • Darwin begins his biological voyage

    Darwin begins his biological voyage

    Also finds his famous finches that have different beaks for different purposes.
  • Gregor's Philosophy phase

    Gregor's Philosophy phase

    Studied philosophy for two years
  • Mendel attends University of Vienna

    Mendel attends University of Vienna

    In 1851 he was sent to the University of Vienna to study under the sponsorship of Abbot C. F. Napp. At the university, his professor of physics was Christian Doppler.
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    Health problems arise for Darwin

    Darwin was seriously ill during this time
  • Mendel's Studies

    Mendel's Studies

    Mendel's stduies were rejected in 1868 but then rediscovered in the early twentieth century, and in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • Darwin wrote a book "The Origin of Species"

    Darwin wrote a book "The Origin of Species"

    Darwin's first book on evolution is this, some calling it the most improtant biological book ever written.
  • Darwin's death

    Darwin's death

    Aged seventy-three, buried in Westminster Abbey, Apr 26.
  • Mendel's death

    Mendel's death

    Died at age sixty-one as the most important biological figure of our time.