| 1848 |
born |
| 1870 |
received Ph.D. in the University of Leiden |
| 1877 |
demonstrated a relation between osmotic pressure and the
molecular weight of substances in plant cells |
| 1878 |
professor of botany at University of Amsterdam until 1918 |
| 1886 |
noticed wild varieties of the evening primrose
(Oenothera lamarckiana) |
| 1889 |
published Intracellular Pangenesis |
| 1892 |
began a program of plant breeding |
| 1896 |
obtained clear evidence for the segregation of characters
in the offspring of crosses in 3:1 ratios |
| 1900 |
rediscovery of Mendel's laws of heredity |
| 1901 |
published The Mutation Theory, which expounded on his
developments in the theory of mutation |
| 1905 |
elected a fellow of the Royal Society |
| 1907 |
published Plant Breeding |
| 1918 |
retired from University of Amsterdam |
| 1935 |
died May 21 near Amsterdam |
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