Gregor Mendel was born on 20 July 1822 in Hynčice. A Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar, Mendel is regarded as the founder of modern genetics. Working in the garden of the abbey of St Thomas in Brno, he cross-bred pea plants for several years and counted the traits of thousands of offspring. From the patterns he found he deduced that inheritance is carried by discrete units, now called genes, which are passed on according to regular rules. He reported his results in 1865 and 1866, but the scientific community largely ignored them. They were rediscovered around 1900, years after his death, and became the foundation of genetics. He later became abbot of his monastery.
Before and after
- from 18 February 1822 to 8 March 1824Brazilian War of Independence
- from April 1822 to September 1823Royalist War
- 27 April 1822Birth of Ulysses S. Grant
- 24 May 1822Battle of Pichincha
- 20 July 1822Birth of Gregor Mendel
- from 7 September 1822 to 15 November 1889Empire of Brazil
- 27 September 1822Champollion deciphers the hieroglyphs
- 4 October 1822Birth of Rutherford B. Hayes
- 20 November 1822Earthquake in Valparaiso, Quillota, Concon, Aconcagua, Chile
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