Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian Augustinian priest and scientist, and is often called the father of genetics for his study of the inheritance of traits in pea plants.

Josef Deckert (17 November 1843, Drösing, Lower Austria - 23 March 1901), also known as Francis, was an Austrian Catholic priest and anti-Semitic agitator.

Josef Moser (Ried im Innkreis, March 28, 1861 - March 3, 1944) was an Austrian priest who gained fame as an enthusiastic entomologist.

Gregor Johann Mendel Mendel, Gregor Johann (1822-1884), an Austrian priest and botanist.

Balthasar Linsinger (1902 - 19 October 1986) was an Austrian priest.

But decades earlier, the young Austrian priest was already trying to bring a more worldly perspective to the church.

However, this expansion of Catholicism conducted by Austrian priests caused a rejection of them in American society, as this could alter the religious balance in the country.

In 1923, he was named rector of the Collegio Teutonico di Santa Maria dell'Anima (or simply "Anima") in Rome, a theological seminary for German and Austrian priests.

Professor August Musger (February 10, 1868 - October 30, 1929) was an Austrian priest and physicist who is best remembered for his invention of slow motion.