Name: Gregor Johann Mendel

Nickname: "Father of Modern Genetics" , "Father of Genetics"

Date of Birth: 22 July 1822
Date of Death: 06 January 1884
Place of Birth: Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Empire (now Hynice, Czech Republic)
Place of Death: Brno, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Occupation: Botanist, Scientist
Work Address: St. Thomas's Abbey, Brno, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Academic Background:
(1833-1840): A secondary school in Troppau
- graduated with honors
(1841-1843): University of Olmtz
- two year program at the Philosophical Institute
- distinguished in the subjects of Physics and Math
(1851-1853): University of Vienna
Work Experience:
(1843): St. Thomas's Abbey in Brno
- joined the Augustinian Order
(1853): secondary school teacher at St. Thomas's Abbey
(1856): began to conduct his practical study on plants
- studied edible pea plants
(1868): Elected abbot of the school for teaching for 14 years
Achievements:
- Founded the three principles of inheritance: The law of segregation, the law of dominance,
and the law of independent assortment
- Developed the concepts of dominant and recessive genes that explain how genetic traits are
passed along from generation to generation
- His 1865 paper Experiments on Plant Hybridization is now regarded as the base of genetic
experimentation
- Founded the 'Austrian Meteorological Society' in 1865
References:

Gregor Johann Mendel. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 05:55, Aug 02, 2014,
from http://www.biography.com/people/gregor-mendel-39282

Submitted by: Thea Viktoria M. Ogalesco, Ph-25