# Vindicated "Crank" Scientists of the Modern Age

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 6, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindicated-crank-scientists-of-the-modern-age/627438 "2012-07-06T17:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindicated-crank-scientists-of-the-modern-age/627438/41 "2013-09-13T02:48:48Z")

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Gregor Mendel seems like the archetype, though he was dismissed rather than vilified.

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