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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 -
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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