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Gregor Johann Mendel was born to a German-speaking family on July 22nd, 1822 in the small agrarian town of Heizendorf, Austria. He was the second child of peasant parents Anton and Rosine Mendel. At a young age, Mendel worked as a gardener where his love for plants and nature began. As a child, Mendel grew up on an orchard and farm which in fact were early influences on his studies.
Gregor began his formal education at the Philosophical Institute at Olomouc Czechoslovakia. Mendel proceeded to study physics, chemistry, mathematics, zoology and botany at the University of Vienna but did not succeed in completing his studies due to the fact that he became quite ill at this time. Here he developed his skills as a researcher and studied to become a teacher of Mathematics and Biology.
Mendel's parents could not afford to support his pursuit of higher education and therefore he entered an Augustinian monastery where the foundation of his discoveries was formed. He......
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