In 1865 Dmitri Mendeleev became professor of chemical technology at the University of St. Petersburg. He became professor of general chemistry there in 1867, teaching until 1890.

Where did Mendeleev spend most of his career working?

Mendeleev was born in Russia, where he spent much of his scientific career teaching and studying chemistry.

Who did Dmitri Mendeleev work with?

Today's instantly recognizable table includes well over 100 elements. Julius Lothar Meyer (1830–1895) and Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834–1907) worked at the University of Heidelberg only five years apart—both under the direction of Robert Bunsen—but they arrived there with significantly different backgrounds.