Gregor Mendel
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- Famous Scientists - Gregor Mendel
- Strange Science - Biography of Gregor Mendel
- The Embryo Project Encyclopedia - Johann Gregor Mendel
- Official Site of Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Gregor Johann Mendel: From peasant to priest, pedagogue, and prelate
- Nature - Gregor Mendel and the Principles of Inheritance
- Born:
- Czech Republic
- Died:
- July 20, 1822 January 6, 1884 Brno Czech Republic
Who was Gregor Mendel?
Why is Gregor Mendel famous?
Gregor Mendel, in full Gregor Johann Mendel, original name (until 1843) Johann Mendel, (born July 20, 1822, Heinzendorf, Silesia, Austrian Empire [now Hynčice, Czech Republic]—died January 6, 1884, Brünn, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]), botanist, teacher, and Augustinian prelate, the first person to lay the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics, in what came to be called Mendelism. Born to a family with limited means in German-speaking Silesia, Mendel was raised in a rural setting. His academic abilities were recognized by the local priest, who persuaded his parents to send him away to school at the age of 11. ...(100 of 1947 words)