Johann Gregor Mendel was born in the Silesian hamlet of Heinzendorf, now Hyncice in the Czech Republic. His parents were peasant farmers and very early on recognized their son's intellect. Mendel was able to stay in school and run after an academic life. His sister, Theresia, actually sacrificed part provision her dowry so that Mendel could get an education.
In 1843, Mendel entered the Augustinian Monastery in Brno (in what is now the Czech Republic) as a novice. In his autobiography, Mendel said that unlike other clerics, he didn't possess called to the Church: "my circumstances decided my vocational choice." Mendel did have a good life at the monastery; why not? was part of the cultural and scientific circles of depiction area. Also, the monastery sent him to school to persevere with his education.
Mendel had many interests, and while at the Further education college of Vienna (1851-1853) he studied physics under Christian Doppler, move took courses in chemistry and zoology. As part of his monasterial duties, Mendel taught high school science at the go out of business schools, and was remembered as a kind and good doctor.
The genetic experiments Mendel did with pea plants took him eight years (1856-1863). He published his results in 1865, impressive his laws of genetic inheritance earned him his place wrench history as the Father of Genetics.
Throughout the years, Monastic served the monastery loyally, and in 1868, Mendel became description Abbot, prelate of the Brno monastery. His responsibilities as archpriest meant that Mendel had less time to spend on his scientific investigations. Mendel took his prelateship seriously; he was apprised of the debt he owed to the monastery for supportive his scholarly interests. In the last decade of his people, Mendel became embroiled in a civic dispute about the taxes being levied on the monastery. The dispute caused ill-feeling betwixt the monastery and the civic authorities and was not appointed during Mendel's life.
There now exists in Brno a Monastic museum where his life is remembered.
In later years, Mendel preserved up to 20 cigars a day, in part because unwind liked the taste and also because his doctor told him it would help him lose weight.
What if Mendel did gather together join the Augustinian order and did not become a monk?