Talk:Dmitri Mendeleev

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 Definition:  Russian chemist (1834–1907) who devised the periodic table of elements in 1869. [d] [e]
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Start biography of Dimitri Mendeleev

Start biography of Dimitri Mendeleev. Anthony.Sebastian 02:32, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Usually the name is spelled Dmitri (without i). Here I have a link to Dmitri Mendeleev. --Paul Wormer 05:29, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
I agree, Paul, 'Dmitri' more common than 'Dimitri'. Of three refs I cited so far, two (Morris, Scerri) use 'Dimitri', and the third, something different altogether. Morris also says 'Mendeleyev' more common than 'Mendeleev', but I haven't tried to confirm that.
The best thing to do, change the name of the article to 'Dmitri Mendeleev', include an explanatory note about the transliteration variations. Before doing that I'd like to explore a little further. In the meantime, I'll set up Dmitri Mendeleev, Mendeleyev, and Mendeleev to redirect to the current Dimitri Mendeleev, ultimately undoubtedly doing the name change of the Main Article to Dmitri Mendeleev.
Thanks for calling this to my attention.
BTW, a beautiful scholarly history of the origins of the periodic table you wrote. Anthony.Sebastian 15:45, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
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