Dmitrii Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) is known for his discovery in 1869 of the periodic law of the chemical elements, leading to the concept of the periodic table. Many, including Mendeleev, ascribe this discovery to his work in writing a general chemistry textbook for the Russian student, Osnovy khimii or The Principles of Chemistry. The Principles was one of many textbooks written in Russian for a Russian audience by Mendeleev — he could be said to have brought the modern chemistry textbook written in the Russian language to Russia. He wrote an organic chemistry textbook (1861) and translated and enlarged the analytical chemistry textbook of Gerhardt and Chancel (1864-1866), prior to the publication of the Principles. This talk will present an overview of the influence of Mendeleev’s textbooks on chemistry teaching in Russia.

Mendeleev and the chemistry textbook in Russia

251st National Meeting (2016)

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