Fun Facts About Dmitri Mendeleev
- Dmitri Mendeleev did not set vodka's 40% standard, despite a popular Russian story. His dissertation only discussed alcohol concentrations over 70%, and he never wrote about vodka.[1]
- Mendeleev was recommended for the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, but Svante Arrhenius, said to hold a grudge, pressed for his rejection, arguing the periodic system was too old.[1]
- Mendeleev claimed he saw the periodic table in a dream: "I saw in a dream a table where all elements fell into place as required."[1]
- Mendeleev correctly predicted the properties of three undiscovered elements, which he called ekasilicon, ekaaluminium, and ekaboron. They are now germanium, gallium, and scandium.[1]
- Mendeleev married his second wife a month before his divorce was final. The church required seven years before remarriage, so he was technically a bigamist, a scandal that helped keep him out of the Academy of Sciences.[1]
- Dmitri Mendeleev was alive at the same time as James Madison — their lives overlapped for 2 years (1834–1836).[1][2][3][4]
- Dmitri Mendeleev shares a birthday with Jules Verne: both were born on February 8.[1][2][5][6]
- Dmitri Mendeleev lived to about 73, from 1834 until 1907.[1][2]
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist known for formulating the periodic law and creating a version of the periodic table of elements. He used the periodic law not only to correct the then-accepted properties of some known elements, such as the valence and atomic weight of uranium, but also to predict the properties of three elements that were yet to be discovered. The synthetic element Mendelevium is named in his honor.[1]
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Questions About Dmitri Mendeleev
When was Dmitri Mendeleev born?
Dmitri Mendeleev was born on February 8, 1834, and died on February 2, 1907.
How old was Dmitri Mendeleev at death?
Dmitri Mendeleev was born on February 8, 1834, and died on February 2, 1907, at age 72.
What was Dmitri Mendeleev known for?
Dmitri Mendeleev was known for: Created the periodic table of elements. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist known for formulating the periodic law and creating a version of the periodic table of elements. He used the periodic law not only to correct the then-accepted properties of some known elements, such as the valence and atomic weight of uranium, but also to predict the properties of three elements that were yet to be discovered. The synthetic element Mendelevium is named in his honor.
Who was alive at the same time as Dmitri Mendeleev?
Dmitri Mendeleev's closest contemporary was Florence Nightingale. Their lives overlapped for 73 years.
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- Dmitri Mendeleev — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dmitri Mendeleev (Q9106) — Wikidata
- James Madison — Wikipedia
- James Madison (Q11813) — Wikidata
- Jules Verne — Wikipedia
- Jules Verne (Q33977) — Wikidata
- Portrait: DIMendeleevCab.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Unknown author, Public domain