Gregor Mendel

Gregor Johann Mendel
Born	(1822-07-20)July 20, 1822 Heinzendorf, Austrian Empire
Died	January 6, 1884(1884-01-06) (aged 61) Brünn, Austria-Hungary
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Known for	Founding modern genetics
Scientific career
Fields	Genetics
Institutions	Abbey of St. Thomas in Brünn

Gregor Johann Mendel (Heinzendorf, Austria,^[1] 20 July 1822 – Brünn, Austro-Hungary,^[2] 6 January 1884) was an Austrian monk and botanist.^[3]

Mendel founded genetics by his work cross-breeding pea plants. He discovered dominant and recessive characters, i.e. genes from the crosses he performed on the plants in his greenhouse. What he learnt is known today as Mendelian inheritance. His work was not appreciated at first, but was 'rediscovered' in 1900 by Carl Correns and Hugo de Vries. Erich von Tschermak's status as a third rediscoverer is now less convincing.^[source?]

1. ↑ now Hynčice, Czech Rep
2. ↑ now Brno, Czech Rep
3. ↑ "Gregor Mendel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2007-04-04.