Dmitri Mendeleev
Full Name: Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
Nick name: Father of the Periodic Table
Date of Birth: February 8, 1834
Location of Birth: Tobolsk, Russia
Date of Death: February 2, 1907
Location of Death: St. Petersburg, Russia
Year of Fame: 1869
Publication: The Periodic Table of the Elements, 1869
Nick name: Father of the Periodic Table
Date of Birth: February 8, 1834
Location of Birth: Tobolsk, Russia
Date of Death: February 2, 1907
Location of Death: St. Petersburg, Russia
Year of Fame: 1869
Publication: The Periodic Table of the Elements, 1869
Prior to Mendeleev’s version of the Periodic Table of Elements, a similar table, that of John Dalton, already existed which served the function of classifying different elements. Due to some calculation errors however, the previous table was not as effective as that of Mendeleev. Mendeleev arranged the elements in his periodic table in order of increasing atomic mass. He also argued that the chemical and physical properties of different elements recur, periodically, repeating at regular intervals. He was able to identify approximately seventy elements. With this logic, he was able to predict the existence of three unknown elements, which would later be discovered.
First Publication: “Principles of Chemistry” 1868
History, Childhood, and Personality:
Mendeleev was born into a very large family, ranging from somewhere between fourteen and seventeen kids – no actual records were kept. During his childhood, he was unfortunate enough to have been struck by tragedies such as his father becoming blind, then soon after dying. His mother wanted to support all of her kids so she worked incredibly hard. She wanted to put her two youngest kids through University, one of whom was Dmitri. In terms of academics, Mendeleev wasn’t exactly the smartest person around – he was an average student, however. Mendeleev graduated from the University of St. Peterborough and traveled to Germany and France to further his studies. Then, in the early 1860s, he returned to Russia where he worked a chemistry professor, then later as the Director of the Bureau of Weights and measures.
Throughout his lifetime, Mendeleev was described as self-confident and assertive. He was not afraid to express his opinions, regardless of any effects they may have had on others around him.
First Publication: “Principles of Chemistry” 1868
History, Childhood, and Personality:
Mendeleev was born into a very large family, ranging from somewhere between fourteen and seventeen kids – no actual records were kept. During his childhood, he was unfortunate enough to have been struck by tragedies such as his father becoming blind, then soon after dying. His mother wanted to support all of her kids so she worked incredibly hard. She wanted to put her two youngest kids through University, one of whom was Dmitri. In terms of academics, Mendeleev wasn’t exactly the smartest person around – he was an average student, however. Mendeleev graduated from the University of St. Peterborough and traveled to Germany and France to further his studies. Then, in the early 1860s, he returned to Russia where he worked a chemistry professor, then later as the Director of the Bureau of Weights and measures.
Throughout his lifetime, Mendeleev was described as self-confident and assertive. He was not afraid to express his opinions, regardless of any effects they may have had on others around him.