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Birth
Gregor Mendel was Born July 22, 1822 in Heinzendorf, Austria. He was the son of a peseant farmer and the grandson of a gardner. -
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Life
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Childhood
Benefitted by public education but a worsening financial condition made Mendel have to suspend his studies. -
Monastary
in 1843 he entered the Augustinian monastery at Brünn (now Brno). Although Mendel felt no personal vocation at the time, he believed that the monastery would provide him the best opportunity to pursue his education without the financial worries. -
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Gardens
Mendel was placed in charge of the monastary's experimental gardens. -
Ordained
In 1847 Mendel was ordanied as priest -
University of Vienna
He was sent to the University of Vienna to study zoology, botany, chemistry, and physics. -
Return
Following his studies, he returned in 1854 to the monastery and also began teaching the natural sciences at the Brno Technical School. -
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Experiments
During Mendels limited spare time he was able to conduct his most famous genetic experiements -
Results!
the law of segregation. This law states that hereditary units (genes) are always in pairs, that genes in a pair separate during division of a cell (the sperm and egg each receive one member of the pair), and that each gene in a pair will be present in half the sperm or eggs. the law of independent assortment. This law states that each pair of genes is inherited independently of all other pairs. However, it holds true only if the characteristics are located on different chromosomes. -
Findings presented
He presented his findings to the Brünn Society for the Study of Natural Science -
Published
His findings with Plants were published. -
Death
Gregor Mendel dies in Brunn, Bohemia. His scientific discoveries were not appreciated until the 1900's
