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Dmitri Mendeleev

Father of the periodic table and more

By Hannah Sprong FNWI Radboud University Nijmegen Study tour 2011 01-02-2011

Russia

 Calendar  Feudalism  School

system

Career

 Born 8 February 1834

in Tobolsk

 Youngest of 14  Attended local

gymnasium

Career

 Education for future

teachers

 Health problems  Medal of excellence  Teacher in Odessa  Master of chemistry

and physics

 Docent  Natural scientific

reports

Career

 Two years abroad  Laboratory in apartment  Absolute boiling point  Karlsruhe congress

Career

 Different teaching jobs  Translation of “Technology” by J.R. Wagner  “Organic chemistry”  Technological chair and Professor  Study on water and ethanol mixtures  Professor of Technical Chemistry  Professor of Inorganic Chemistry  “Principles of Chemistry”  Bureau of Weights and measures

Periodic table

 Logical order  Predictions and

relations

 Lothar Meyer

Accomplishments

 Pycnometer  Optimize industry  Estate management  Russian Chemical

Society

 Revived oil industry  Active speaker at

Congress on Industry and Trade

Accomplishments

 Competitive oil and

coal industry

 New tax regulations  Smokeless

gunpowder

 International metric

system and calender

Self reflection

 New Newton  Order in the chaos  Civil and public

servant

 2 February 1902

Questions?