1822-1884. Austrian biologist, founder of
genetics. His experiments with successive
generations of peas gave the basis for his
theory of particulate inheritance rather than
blending, involving dominant and recessive
characters. His results, published 1865-69,
remained unrecognized until early this
century. Mendel was abbot of the Augustinian
abbey at Brunn (now Brno, Czechoslovakia)
from 1868.