Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and inventor. source
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and inventor.
Dmitri Mendeleev formulated the Periodic Law, created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements. source
Dmitri Mendeleev formulated the Periodic Law, created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.
Dmitri Mendeleev was born in the village of Verkhnie Aremzyani, near Tobolsk in Siberia, to Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev and Maria Dmitrievna Mendeleeva. source
Dmitri Mendeleev was born in the village of Verkhnie Aremzyani, near Tobolsk in Siberia, to Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev and Maria Dmitrievna Mendeleeva.
Dmitri Mendeleev was raised as an Orthodox Christian, his mother encouraging him to "patiently search divine and scientific truth." source
Dmitri Mendeleev was raised as an Orthodox Christian, his mother encouraging him to "patiently search divine and scientific truth."
At the age of 13, after the passing of his father and the destruction of his mother's factory by fire, Dmitri Mendeleev attended the Gymnasium in Tobolsk. source
At the age of 13, after the passing of his father and the destruction of his mother's factory by fire, Dmitri Mendeleev attended the Gymnasium in Tobolsk.
In 1849, his mother took Dmitri Mendeleev across the entire state of Russia from Siberia to Moscow with the aim of getting Mendeleev a higher education. source
In 1849, his mother took Dmitri Mendeleev across the entire state of Russia from Siberia to Moscow with the aim of getting Mendeleev a higher education.
The now poor Dmitri Mendeleev family relocated to Saint Petersburg, where he entered the Main Pedagogical Institute in 1850. source
The now poor Dmitri Mendeleev family relocated to Saint Petersburg, where he entered the Main Pedagogical Institute in 1850.
After graduation, Dmitri Mendeleev contracted tuberculosis, causing him to move to the Crimean Peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea in 1855. source
After graduation, Dmitri Mendeleev contracted tuberculosis, causing him to move to the Crimean Peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea in 1855.
While there Dmitri Mendeleev became a science master of the Simferopol gymnasium №1. In 1857, he returned to Saint Petersburg with fully restored health. source
While there Dmitri Mendeleev became a science master of the Simferopol gymnasium №1. In 1857, he returned to Saint Petersburg with fully restored health.
Between 1859 and 1861, Dmitri Mendeleev worked on the capillarity of liquids and the workings of the spectroscope in Heidelberg. source
Between 1859 and 1861, Dmitri Mendeleev worked on the capillarity of liquids and the workings of the spectroscope in Heidelberg.
Later in 1861 , Dmitri Mendeleev published a textbook named Organic Chemistry. This won him the Demidov Prize of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences. source
Later in 1861 , Dmitri Mendeleev published a textbook named Organic Chemistry. This won him the Demidov Prize of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
On 4 April 1862 Dmitri Mendeleev became engaged to Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva, and they married on 27 April 1862 at Nikolaev Engineering Institute's church in Saint Petersburg. source
On 4 April 1862 Dmitri Mendeleev became engaged to Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva, and they married on 27 April 1862 at Nikolaev Engineering Institute's church in Saint Petersburg.
Dmitri Mendeleev became a professor at the Saint Petersburg Technological Institute and Saint Petersburg State University in 1864, and 1865, respectively. source
Dmitri Mendeleev became a professor at the Saint Petersburg Technological Institute and Saint Petersburg State University in 1864, and 1865, respectively.
In 1865 Dmitri Mendeleev became Doctor of Science for his dissertation "On the Combinations of Water with Alcohol". source
In 1865 Dmitri Mendeleev became Doctor of Science for his dissertation "On the Combinations of Water with Alcohol".
Dmitri Mendeleev achieved tenure in 1867 at St. Petersburg University and started to teach inorganic chemistry, while succeeding Voskresenskii to this post. source
Dmitri Mendeleev achieved tenure in 1867 at St. Petersburg University and started to teach inorganic chemistry, while succeeding Voskresenskii to this post.
In 1876, Dmitri Mendeleev became obsessed with Anna Ivanova Popova and began courting her; in 1881 he proposed to her and threatened suicide if she refused. source
In 1876, Dmitri Mendeleev became obsessed with Anna Ivanova Popova and began courting her; in 1881 he proposed to her and threatened suicide if she refused.
His divorce from Leshcheva was finalized one month after Dmitri Mendeleev had married Popova (on 2 April) in early 1882. source
His divorce from Leshcheva was finalized one month after Dmitri Mendeleev had married Popova (on 2 April) in early 1882.
Even after the divorce, Dmitri Mendeleev was technically a bigamist; the Russian Orthodox Church required at least seven years before lawful remarriage. source
Even after the divorce, Dmitri Mendeleev was technically a bigamist; the Russian Orthodox Church required at least seven years before lawful remarriage.
Dmitri Mendeleev was widely honored by scientific organizations all over Europe, including (in 1882) the Davy Medal from the Royal Society of London. source
Dmitri Mendeleev was widely honored by scientific organizations all over Europe, including (in 1882) the Davy Medal from the Royal Society of London.
Dmitri Mendeleev was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1892. source
Dmitri Mendeleev was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1892.
In 1907, Dmitri Mendeleev died at the age of 72 in Saint Petersburg from influenza. source
In 1907, Dmitri Mendeleev died at the age of 72 in Saint Petersburg from influenza.
Dmitri Mendeleev is often referred to as the Father of the Periodic Table. He called his table or matrix, "the Periodic System". source
Dmitri Mendeleev is often referred to as the Father of the Periodic Table. He called his table or matrix, "the Periodic System".