Zack Canova Mr. Schwartz Adv. Chemistry 9/23/2012 Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev was born in Tobolsk, Siberia, on February eighth, 1834. He studied natural science at St. Petersburg and graduated in Chemistry. In 1860, he went to Heidelberg. While he was there he started his own laboratory. In 1861, he became professor of chemistry in the technological institute. In 1890, he resigned and in 1893, he was appointed director of the Bureau of Weights and Measures.…
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