Gregor Mendel Research Paper

Gregor Mendel, also known as “ The Father of Genetics”, was born in Austria on July 22nd 1822. During most of his early childhood he lived on a farm. There he would be able to go to school. Mendel was always complimented, by his teachers, for his want to learn. Through his want to learn his schoolmaster wanted to send Mendel to a secondary school to better his education. This caused the family to be stressed with financial problems, and was a difficult experience for Mendel. He pushed through school, and graduated with honors in 1840. After graduation, Mendel enrolled for a two year program at the Philosophical Institute of the University of Olmütz, so that he may excel further than before in the arts of math and physics. Mendel helped pay for the tuition of the school by tutoring other students. At this time, Mendel was suffering from deep depression and abandoned his studies, but after recovery Mendel then graduated in 1843. …show more content…
Mendel began to study as a monk, and joined the Augustinian order at the St. Thomas Monastery in Brno, Czech Republic. At the monastery, Mendel was able to be exposed to the research and teachings of the other monks, and was allowed to have access to the monastery's library and experimental facilities. His work in the Brno community exhausted him until it made him ill. Mendel was then sent to a teaching position, but failed his teaching-certification test. The monastery paid for Mendel to go to the University of Vienna to allow Mendel more time to study physics and