DMITRI MENDELEEV

Dmitri's Background

• Date of birth: February 8, 1834
• Place of birth: Siberia
• Family: -approximately 16 siblings - dad was teacher and graduated from St. Petersburg's Main Pedagogical Institute. Mom had reopened glass factory to help support her family.

Youth

• At the young age of 13 dad died.
• At 15 glass factory burned down.
• When he turned 16, moved to St. Petersburg and own spot at dad's old college.
• Around the age of 20, he was publishing papers and graduated at the top of class.
• Also suffered of tuberculosis.

Family Life

• Dmitri married the first time in 1863 where they had 2 children. However they divorced. He remarried a young art student named Anna Popov. Their marriage was happier and they had 4 children.

Education

• Followed in fathers footsteps and trained at SPMPI to become teacher, but he also went for a form of chemistry.
• Was offered to study in Western Europe to pursue Chemical research after winning awards.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• In 61 days, at the age of 27, he wrote a textbook: 'Organic Chemistry'. This book won the Domidov Prize.
• 1867: Was awarded Chair of General Chemistry at University of St. Petersburg.
• 1869: Published 'The Principle of Chemistry'.

THE PERIODIC TABLE

Mendeleev started by writing the names of the 65 known elements on cards(1 element on each card). He wrote the fundamental properties of each element, including Atomic Mass, on their own cards.

He thought Atomic Mass was important. He saw that the weights increased but he couldn't see a pattern. He moved the cards around but then fell asleep. Upon waking up he knew every pattern.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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• 1905: Highest British Royal Society Honors
• Awarded the Copley Medal
• Elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science
• Element 101 was named after him.

INFORMATION SOURCES

• www.famousscientists.org/dmitri-mendeleev/
• (I didn't use this site) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleyev
• www.biography.com/people/dmitri-mendeleyev-9405465#synopsis