Dmitri Mendeleev vs Elizabeth Blackwell
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Compare the life timelines of Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907) and Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1834 to 1907.
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Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907)
- — Born in Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia Verified
- — Graduated from the Main Pedagogical Institute in Saint Petersburg
- — Became professor of chemistry at Saint Petersburg University Verified
- — Presented the periodic law to the Russian Chemical Society Verified
- — Vindicated when the discovery of gallium confirmed his predictions
- — Died in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Emigrated with her family to the United States Verified
- — Admitted to Geneva Medical College in New York Verified
- — Became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States Verified
- — Co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children Verified
- — Became the first woman entered on the British Medical Register Verified
- — Opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Verified
- — Returned permanently to England Verified
- — Appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women Verified
- — Died in Hastings, England Verified