First published in 1932. The widespread influence of Gregor Johann Mendel’s work and his own remarkable destiny combine to arouse interest in the personality and the life of this investigator who, little known in his lifetime, was one of the pioneers of science. This comprehensive biography of the life and work of Mendel will be of great interest to historians and scientists.
Preface;
1. Home and Ancestry
2. Youth
3. The Königinkloster and the
Augustinian Monastery
4. From Novice to High-School Teacher
5. Ploughed in an
Examination
6. At the University of Vienna
7. Teacher at Brünn Modern School
8. The Research Period (1856-1871)
9. Forerunners
10. Crossing of the Pea
11.
Experiments with Other Plants
12. Crossing of Hieracium
13. The Monograph and
its Reception
14. Mendel and Nägeli
15. Mendel as Gardener and Beekeeper
16.
Meteorological Studies
17. Prelate and Dignitary
18. The "Struggle for the
Right"
19. Declining Years
20. Prelude to the Rediscovery of Mendels Work
21. Resurrection; Index