Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev[3] (/ˌmɛndəlˈeɪəf/;[4] Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев; IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ mʲɪndʲɪˈlʲejɪf] 8 February 1834 – 2 February 1907 O.S. 27 January 1834 – 20 January 1907) was a Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to predict the properties of eight elements yet to be discovered. Born Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev 8 February 1834 Verkhnie Aremzyani, Tobolsk Governorate, Russian Empire Died 2 February 1907 (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire Nationality Russian Fields Chemistry, physics and adjacent fields Alma mater Saint Petersburg University Academic advisors Gustav Kirchhoff[1] Notable students Dmitri Petrovich Konovalov Valery Gemilian Alexander Baykov[citation needed] Known for Formulating the Periodic table of chemical elements Notable awards Davy Medal (1882) ForMemRS (1892)[2] Spouse Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva (1862–1871) Anna Ivanova Popova (1882) Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Mendeleev