He received his doctorate from the University of Halle, Germany, in 1896.[1] Tschermak accepted a teaching position at the University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna in 1901, and became professor there five years later, in 1900. Von Tschermak is one of four men—see also Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and William Jasper Spillman—who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel's work on genetics. Von Tschermak published his findings in June, 1900. His works in genetics were largely influenced by his brother Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg.[2]
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^Simunek, M.; Hoßfeld, U.; Wissemann, V. (2011). "'Rediscovery' revised - the cooperation of Erich and Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg in the context of the 'rediscovery' of Mendel's laws in 1899-19011". Plant Biology. 13 (6): 835–841. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00491.x. PMID21972912.
