I'd argue the best known monk in the sciences is Gregor Mendel , who was an Augustinian friar and genetics research pioneer. As an aside, it always rubs me the

I'd argue the best known monk in the sciences is Gregor Mendel , who was an Augustinian friar and genetics research pioneer. As an aside, it always rubs me the wrong way when people insinuate the (Catholic) church is anti-science when the long list of contributions to science says otherwise.