Mendel Museum of Masaryk University studies conducted on plants, peas in particular. However, one should not fail to mention Mendel’s other research in the field of meteorology, or breeding of bees. Abbot Mendel has stood for an immortal icon of modern biology owing to his own persistence, diligence, and analytical approach to the heredity of peas and other plants. Therefore, he is rightly called the father of genetics. The work of this genius was only fully appreciated after his death. Therefore, one of the aims of the museum is to demonstrate Mendel’s genius, and to raise awareness about the fields of study students, as well
Johann Gregor Thalnitscher Johann Gregor Thalnitscher Johann Gregor Thalnitscher von Thalberg (10 March 1655 – 3 October 1719; less often known by his Slovene name "Janez Gregor Dolničar") was a Carniolan lawyer, scholar of ancient inscriptions, chronicler, and historian. Thalnitscher was born in Ljubljana on 10 March 1655 to Johann Baptist Thalnitscher and Maria Anna née Schönleben. His father was a Ljubljana judge and mayor, and made it possible for his son to study and travel throughout Germany and Italy, where he developed an enthusiasm for Baroque art. He studied in Ingolstadt and Bologna, and became a doctor of law in Bologna in