Gregor Mendel: Mathematician, Biologist and a Meteorologist

Do you know what a meteorologist is? Let us tell you. A meteorologist is a person who studies meteors. Isn’t that excited?

We know there are many meteorologists in the world. Among them, Gregor Mendel is one of them. I am sure that a few of you have heard his name. Some of you might haven’t heard yet.

Gregor Mendel was a meteorologist, a mathematician and a biologist. Additionally, Mendel is also known as the father of Genetics.

Quick Facts of Gregor Mendel

Full Name

Gregor Johann Mendel

Nick Name

Father of Modern Genetics

Birth Date

July 20, 1822

Age of Death

61 years old (1822–1884)

Horoscope

Cancer

Birth Place

Hyncice, Vrazne, Czechia

Father’s Name

Anton Mendel

Mother’s Name

Rosine Mendel

Siblings

Veronica Mendel

Theresia Mendel

Discovery

Fundamental laws of Inheritance

Religion

Christianity

Nationality

Austrian

Ethnicity

Mixed

Education

Palacky University Olomouc

University of Vienna

Profession

Plant Biologist

Teacher

Mathematician

Monk

Clergy

Geneticist

Marital Status

Never Married

Spouse

None

Net Worth

Unknown

Social Media

None

Early life and Family

Gregor Mendel was born on July 20 in the year 1822. Mendel was born in a German family, which was in the Silesian portion of the Austrian Empire. Today, in 2021, the Austrian Empire is called the Czech Republic.

Gregor’s father, Anton Mendel, discovered the primary thesis of heredity by experimenting in Anton’s monastery’s garden. Gregor’s mother, Rosine Schwirtlich, looked after her family and kids.

Gregor Mendel was only a boy child in his family. Gregor Mendel had two sisters along with them Mendal labored on their family farm. In the beginning, Mendal increased his keen interest in gardening and beekeeping.

Gregor had spent his early childhood in his local settlement. Seeing Gregor’s work at the age of 11, Mendel’s school teacher was impressed by his interest in studying. Because of this, Gregor was shifted to a boarding school located in Troppau. Here he continued his further studies.

Education of Gregor Mendel

After Gregor was sent to Troppau, Mendel succeeded in their studies. He used to get good grades. In the year 1840, Gregor graduated from the school with honors.

Furthermore, after the completion of Gregor’s graduation. He got involved in a two-year program. He got into the Philosophical Institute of the University of Olmutz.

Continuing Mendel’s interest in studies, he continually separated the portion in physics and maths, and he generally tutored himself in his free instances. In 1843, Gregor graduated from the program.

The following year, Gregor went against Mendel’s father Anton’s desire. Anton wanted Gregor to take over the family farm and look after it. However, Gregor Mendel didn’t want to join the farming occupation; rather, he initiated his education towards being a monk.

Gregor got his admission done in St.Thomas Monastery, which was located in Bruno. In Bruni, Mendel got his real name, Gregor.

Moreover, at the instance, the monastery was a center for the cultural region, here Gregor was made familiar with the experiment, tutoring its team. Additionally, Gregor Mendel got the power to the monastery’s extensive library along with the experimental services.

In the year 1849, Gregor’s work exhausted Mendel to the extent of disease. Furthermore, Gregor was moved to a part-time teaching faculty in Znaim. Alongside, Gregor didn’t get success in getting a teaching certification exam.

Mendel University Education

In 1851, Mendel went to the University of Vienna with the monastery’s expense for the completion of his further studies.

There, Gregor studied mathematics and physics in command of Christian Doppler. After hearing this, you might get a somewhat idea who is Christian Doppler, right? “The Doppler effect of a wave frequency was named after Christian Doppler.”

Moreover, in 1853 after finishing Mendel’s studies at the University of Vienna, Gregor returned to the monastery in Bruno. There, Gregor Mendel was given the position of teacher at a secondary school.

At this period, Gregor started the experiments for what he is well known today.

Experiments and Theories of Gregor Mendel

In 1854, Gregor initiated to experiment and research the transference of hereditary characteristics in plant cross. In the following instances, Gregor’s education normally took out the truth of the hereditary characteristics of the offspring of any type made together, keeping in any type in the “Parents.”

Furthermore, in 1865 Gregor gave two classes on his research towards the Natural Science Society located in Bruno.

In conclusion, Menzel’s research and experiments have genuinely proved that a general application is also the foundational and base principles of biology.

Trivia

• Gregor Mendel is well known because of his pea plant experiments
• Do you know Mendel is an Alumnus of what today’s generation that we call Palacky University, Olomouc
• His original name is Johann Mendel; Gregor was given him during Mendel’s monastery days
• Gregor tried twice for getting a certification for being a teacher, but he didn’t get succeeded
• In 1998 Gregor Mendel became an ABBOT
• Mendel is also mentioned as The Father of Modern Genetics
• Do you know during 1847, Gregor achieved the status of becoming a priest, and in 1848 Mendel received his very own Parish.
• Gregor’s experiments and researches were valueless by the scientists all his life
• In 1884 Mendel suffered from a Kidney problem; Mendel was 61 years old
• Gregor was weak in physics
• In 15 years, Gregor planted 30 thousand pea plants for experiments
• Mendel had given alphabetical symbols for each species to record and notice the heredity of peas

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