Born: 20 July 1822 · Died: 6 January 1884 · Age at death: 61
How old was Gregor Mendel when he died?
Gregor Mendel died aged 61. He was born on 20 July 1822 and died on 6 January 1884.
Augustinian friar whose pea-plant experiments revealed the basic laws of heredity, founding the science of genetics
Did you know?His ground-breaking research on pea plants was almost entirely ignored by other scientists until decades after his death.
Quick facts
Date of birth20 July 1822
Date of death6 January 1884
Age at death61
Cause of deathNephritis, kidney failure
NationalityAustrian
BirthplaceHynčice, Czech Republic
Occupationbiologist, geneticist, beekeeper
Editor's Take:
Gregor Mendel founded genetics in a monastery garden. Born to a peasant family in Silesia, he joined the Augustinian abbey in Brno to continue his education. Between 1856 and 1863 he grew some 28,000 pea plants. He counted how traits such as colour and height passed between generations. He found that inheritance follows simple mathematical rules. His work was ignored for 35 years. When it was rediscovered in 1900, it transformed biology.
Key Milestones
1843: Abbey – joins in Brno
1856: Peas – experiments begin
1865: Lecture – laws of inheritance
1868: Abbot – elected
Gregor Johann Mendel (German:; Czech: Řehoř Jan Mendel; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was an Austrian biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno (Brünn), Margraviate of Moravia.
Gregor Mendel's birthday is July 20. He was born on July 20, 1822 in Hynčice, Czech Republic.
How old was Gregor Mendel when he died?
Gregor Mendel died on January 6, 1884, aged 61.
Who shares a birthday with Gregor Mendel?
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