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1. Dmitri Mendeleev Father of the Periodic Table
Mendeleev was a Russian Scientist born in Tobolsk, Siberia in 1834.
He is known as the Father of the Periodic Table of Element
2. Early Life Mendeleev dedicated his life to research and education
When he traveled he would ride in the third class section of the train so he could share his findings with peasants over a cup of tea
3. Mendeleevs Accomplishments Mendeleev wrote and published a 2 volume chemistry book entitled Principles of Chemistry
This was very important because there were no chemistry textbooks at the time
4. Work on the first Periodic Table Mendeleev set out to identify a pattern in the elements. Mendeleev looked at many pieces of evidence and made an important observation that some elements have similar chemical and physical properties. Mendeleev then embarked on the tedious task of organizing all known information for every element to help him decipher the hidden pattern.