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Gregor Mendel: Creationist Hero (2015)

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In histories of twentieth-century Darwinism few developments loom larger than the turn-of-the-century rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s genetic research and the later application of Mendelian principles in constructing so-called Neo-Darwinism. Virtually unknown is the equally enthusiastic embrace of Mendel by antievolutionists, who as early as 1917 adopted the Austrian monk as their most celebrated scientific hero, a status he continues to hold down to the present day.

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Article Erik L. Peterson; Kostas Kampourakis (2015) The Paradigmatic Mendel at the Sesquicentennial of “Versuche über Pflantzen-Hybriden”: Introduction to the Thematic Issue. Science and Education (pp. 1-8). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Numbers, Ronald L.
Flipse, Abraham C.
Carl R. Weinberg
Le Roux, Benjamin
Silva, Ignacio Alberto
Yegge, John G.
Concepts
Science and religion
Creationism
Evolution
Darwinism
Controversies and disputes
Intelligent design (teleology)
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
18th century
Early modern
20th century, late
Places
United States
Netherlands
France
Great Britain
Kenya
New Zealand
Institutions
Bordeaux. Université
Presbyterian Church
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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