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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Basic timeline of Dmitri Mendeleev

This post is basic timeline of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907). There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1834: Born in Verkhnie Aremzyani, Russia
• 1849: Travels from Siberia to western Russia with mother
• 1849: Gets rejected from Moscow University
• 1850: Enrolls at the Main Pedagogical Institute in Saint Petersburg
• 1855: Moves to the Crimean Peninsula
• 1855: Becomes science master at the 1st Simferopol Gymnasium
• 1857: Moves back to Saint Petersburg
• 1861: Publishes Organic Chemistry
• 1864: Becomes professor at the Saint Petersburg Technological Institute
• 1865: Becomes professor at Saint Petersburg State University
• 1867: Discovers the periodic table
• 1868: Publishes Principles of Chemistry
• 1882: Receives Royal Society's Davy Medal
• 1892: Elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society
• 1905: Receives Royal Society's Copley Medal
• 1905: Elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
• 1907: Died at age 72 in Saint Petersburg, Russia