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// The Father of Genetics // toc ** Gregor Johann Mendel **

**Gregor Johann Mendel- Fast Facts** // **Born:** // July 22, 1822, Austrian Empire

**//Died//:** January 6, 1884 (Age 61), Austria-Hungary Area**﻿**

// **Nationality:** // Austrain-Hungarian

**//Occupations/Fields//:** Roman Catholic Monk, & Genetic Scientist

**Early life- Childhood**

Gregor Mendel was born on July 22, 1822 in the Austrian Empire. He was the son of Anton and Rosie Mendel. He had a younger, Veronica and older sister, Theresia. They lived and worked on a farm that Gregor's family have owned for 130 years. Gregor worked as a gardener and planted cabbage, green beans, and corn. Gregor studied at his local village "grade school" in Opava. He studied higher education at the University of Obmouc, and University of Vienna.

**Work- Later life**

Gregor Mendel worked in his later life at Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno. While studying at the abbey, he breed pee plants as well as honey bees. Mendel grew at least 29,000 pee plants. While growing them he noticed that 2 out of every 4 plants were hybrid, and 1 out of every 4 were purebred dominant. His experiments led him to make two generalizations; The Law of Segregation, and The Law of Independent Assortment, witch later became known as Mendels Laws of Inheritance. media type="custom" key="9622268" align="right" **Re-Discovery of His Work**

Gregor Mendels work was lost until the early years of the 20th century. By 1900, research aimed at finding a successful theory of discontinues inheritence rather then blending inheritence. When the importance of his work and ideals were realized, Biologist flocked to the theory, even though it was not yet applicable to many phenomea. Gregor Mendel revelutionized the field of Genetics, and punnett squares.

** Timeline- **** Gregor Mendels Life **

// **July 22, 1822- Gregor Johann Mendel is Born.** //

// **Mid-,1843-** // Mendel becomes an Augustinian monk.

**//1854//-** Mendel studied at the University of Vienna.

// **1865-** // Mendels expierements on pea plants received favorably and generated reports in several local newspapers.

// **1866-** // Mendels paper on the Laws of Genetics were published.

// **January 6, 1884-Gregor Johann Mendel dies.** //

**U.S. Events** // **1822- Gregor Johann Mendel is Born.** // **//1825//-** Erie Canal is completed.

// **1835-** // Texas declares Independence from Mexico.

// **1846-** // American-Mexican War is won by America.

// **December 20, 1860-** // South Carolina secedes, starting the American Civil War.

// **Early-May, 1864-** // Remaining Confederate armies surrender, ending the American Civil War.

// **1884-** // Statue of liberty id presented by France to America.

// **January 6, 1884- Gregor Johann Mendel Dies.** //

**World Events** // **July 22, 1822- Gregor Johann Mendel is Born.** // // **1822-** // Greeks proclaim a republic, and independence from Turkey.

// **1834-** // Charles Babbage invents “analytical engine,” precursor of computer.

// **1848-** // Napoleonis elected president of the French Republic.

// **1854-** // Britain and France join Turkey in war on Russia.

// **1868****-** // Revolution in Spain; Queen Isabella deposed, flees to France.

//**1873-**// Economic crisis in Europe.

//**January 6, 1884- Gregor Johann Mendel Dies.**//

**Other Facts- Quotes by Scientist** Spouse- Never married, against his religion Race- White Background- African

Quotes

My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification, and I am not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work.

-Gregor Mendel

**Sources﻿**

Webpage Information: Gregor Mendel (General Information): [] [] [] Timeline (U.S.): [] Timeline (World): []

Webpage Images/Videos: TeacherTube Video: [] (Black and White) Image of Gregor Mendel: [] Pea Plant Diagram: [] Punnett Square Image: []

**See Also** Other Gregor Mendel Sites: http://gregormendel.wikispaces.com/ Mrs. Honers 8th Grade Science Class Site:http://honersciencezone.wikispaces.com/HOME+PAGE **﻿**