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a biologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey. He gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of genetics
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Born
Johann Mendel 20 July 1822 Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Silesia, Austrian Empire (now Hynčice, Czech Republic )
Died
6 January 1884 (aged 61) Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic )
Nationality
Austrian
Known for
Creating the science of genetics
Fields
Genetics
Alma mater
University of Olomouc University of Vienna
Institutions
St Thomas's Abbey
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Czech
Church
Catholic Church
era
1800+
Ordained
25 December 1846
Religion
Christianity