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