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Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian scientist who is best known for creating the Periodic Table of elements.

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He was born in Siberia in 1834 into a large and reasonably well-off family. His surname is sometimes spelled Mendeleyev or Mendeleef.

Early Life

When his father went blind and could no longer work, his mother revived a glass factory that the family had once owned. She built it into a successful business again.

When Dmitri was 14 the glass factory was destroyed in a fire.

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Shortly after, the family moved to St. Petersburg. Here Dmitri would receive a good education at the Institute of Pedagogy. This was a big decision, requiring a trip of about 4,000 miles. His mother died soon afterward.

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