On 6 March 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev made a formal presentation to the Russian Chemical Society, entitled The Dependence between the Properties of the Atomic Weights of the Elements, which described elements according to both atomic weight and valence. Read more
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (also romanized Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1834 - 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1907), was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is credited as being the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Read more