What is a gene? Gregor Mendel: The Idea of Genes 孟德尔的基因理论诞生 Gregor Johann Mendel was a German-speaking Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics.wikipedia.org .Born:July 20,1822,Hyncice .Died:January 6,1884,Brno .Parents:Anton Mendel,Rosine Mendel 2022-3-11 1 42022-3-11 1 4 Gregor Mendel: The Idea of Genes 孟德尔的基因理论诞生 Gregor Johann Mendel was a German-speaking Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics. wikipedia.org •Born: July 20, 1822, Hynčice •Died: January 6, 1884, Brno •Parents: Anton Mendel, Rosine Mendel What is a gene?