<P> Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev ( English : / ˌmɛndəlˈeɪəf / MEN - dəl - AY - əf ; Russian : Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев , tr . Dmítriy Ivánovich Mendeléyev , IPA : ( ˈdmjitrjɪj ɪˈvanəvjɪtɕ mjɪndjɪˈljejɪf ) ( listen ) ; 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 . </P>
<P> Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev ( English : / ˌmɛndəlˈeɪəf / MEN - dəl - AY - əf ; Russian : Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев , tr . Dmítriy Ivánovich Mendeléyev , IPA : ( ˈdmjitrjɪj ɪˈvanəvjɪtɕ mjɪndjɪˈljejɪf ) ( listen ) ; 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 . </P>
who is credited with developing the periodic table
who is credited with developing the periodic table
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev