Who created the periodic table of elements?

Development of the periodic table (part of a collection of pages that explores the periodic table and the elements) by the Royal Society of Chemistry; Dr. Eric Scerri's web page, which has links to interviews, lectures and articles on various aspects of the periodic system, including the history of the periodic table. read more

Most people think Mendeleev invented the modern periodic table. Dmitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table of the elements based on increasing atomic weight on March 6, 1869, in a presentation to the Russian Chemical Society. read more

Quick Answer. The periodic table was invented by chemist Dmitri Mendeleev to organize and compare elements and understand their relations with each other. read more