孟德尔1822年出生在今天捷克境内的多瑙河畔,当时那里属于奥匈帝国的版图。他的父亲是个普通的农民,除了辛苦务农外,喜欢研究园艺。年幼的孟德尔也因此在父亲的熏陶下对种植花木充满了兴趣。上学后,孟德尔每门课程的成绩都是优良。然而由于家境贫寒,有时他甚至整天饿着肚子听课,依靠兼职做家庭教师的收入,总算读完了高中。 Mendel was born in 1822 in the Czech Republic today on the banks of the Danube, where the Austro-Hungarian Empire belonged. His father is an ordinary farmer, in addition to hard farming, like to study gardening. The young Mendel is also very interested in planting flowers and trees under his father’s influence. After school, Mendel each grade is excellent. However, due to poor family, sometimes he even hungry stomach classes all day, relying on part-time tutor income, finally finished high school.