Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (also romanized Mendeleyev or Mendeleef; Rọ́síà: Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев listen (ìrànwọ́·ìkéde)) (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. Using the table, he predicted the properties of elements yet to be discovered.