Mendel's work from 1865 was largely neglected, until 1900 when it was simultaneously rediscovered by Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, and Erik von Tschermak. When Mendel's work came to the attention of William Bateson (who himself had already been advocating controlled crosses as an approach to studying heredity), he was convinced that Mendel's work was of major importance: That we are in the prese...

Heredity on Disease, with special reference to Tuberculosis, Cancer, and Diseases of the Nervous System. A Discussion. Pp. xii, 142. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1909. A survey of this discussion on heredity in disease, with special reference to cancer, tubercle, and insanity, from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, cannot fail to impress upon the reader the exceptional diffic...