Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев, Dmitriy Ivanovich Mendeleyev listen ) (8 February O.S. 27 January] 1834 in Tobolsk – 2 February O.S. 20 January] 1907 in Saint Petersburg), was a Russian chemist. He is credited as being the primary creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Unlike other contributors to the table, Mendeleev predicted the properties of elements yet to be discovered.