Education & Training
After Mendel graduated, he went enrolled in a two year program at the Philosophical Institute at University of Olmutz(Olomouc). In thee two years Gregor had to tutor on the side, to make ends meet, because of his financial background. Mendel graduated from this program in 1843. In that same year Mendel's father wanted him to take over the family farm, but instead he joined the Augustinian order at the St. Thomas Monastery in Brno. Here he was given the name Gregor. He also attended Brno Theological College. In college he took courses in agriculture, pomiculture, and vine growing. At this monastery Gregor gained access to it's library and experimental facilities. In the library it contained manuscripts, and textbooks about problems in natural sciences. The monastery also held a botanical garden, and a herbarium. This was the atmosphere where he started to enjoy natural sciences.
In 1849 Mendel,when his work in the community in Brno exhausted him to the point of illness, Mendel was sent to fill a temporary teaching position in Znaim. However, he failed a teaching-certification exam the following year, and in 1851, he was sent to the University of Vienna, at the monastery’s expense, to continue his studies in the sciences.
In 1853, upon completing his studies at the University of Vienna, Mendel returned to the monastery in Brno and was given a teaching position at a secondary school, where he would stay for more than a decade. It was during this time that he began the experiments for which he is best known.
In 1849 Mendel,when his work in the community in Brno exhausted him to the point of illness, Mendel was sent to fill a temporary teaching position in Znaim. However, he failed a teaching-certification exam the following year, and in 1851, he was sent to the University of Vienna, at the monastery’s expense, to continue his studies in the sciences.
In 1853, upon completing his studies at the University of Vienna, Mendel returned to the monastery in Brno and was given a teaching position at a secondary school, where he would stay for more than a decade. It was during this time that he began the experiments for which he is best known.