1Medical Healthcare Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
2University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Acta Pharm. 2023 Dec 26;73(4):735-753. doi: 10.2478/acph-2023-0039. Print 2023 Dec 1.
The chemical science community will commemorate the 155 anniversary of Mendeleev's groundbreaking discovery of the periodic table of elements in 2024. This paper aims to underscore the significance of Mendeleev's honorary membership in the Academy of Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia, which occurred in 1882, making it the first scientific academy in Europe to extend this recognition. Additionally, we seek to explore the contextual circumstances that contributed to this noteworthy event within the broader European context. To provide insight into the specificities and variations in the influence and reception of the periodic table of elements within the educational process of select European countries (Russia, Germany, Czech Lands, Serbia), we conducted a comprehensive review, drawing comparisons to Croatia. Notably, upon its initial publication in 1869, the discovery of the periodic table did not gain immediate acceptance in Croatia, largely attributed to the absence of a well-established presence of chemical science within the country. About fifteen years passed from Mendeleev's discovery of the periodic law to its reception and dissemination throughout Croatia. Despite an initial delay, Croatian chemical science followed the development of the periodic table through secondary and university education, while actively partaking it in.
化学界将于 2024 年纪念门捷列夫发现元素周期表 155 周年。本文旨在强调门捷列夫于 1882 年获得克罗地亚萨格勒布科学院荣誉会员的重要意义，这使他成为欧洲第一个获得这一认可的科学院院士。此外，我们还试图探讨在更广泛的欧洲背景下，促成这一重要事件的背景情况。为了深入了解元素周期表在一些欧洲国家（俄罗斯、德国、捷克共和国、塞尔维亚）的教育过程中的具体影响和接受情况，我们进行了全面的综述，并与克罗地亚进行了比较。值得注意的是，元素周期表的发现于 1869 年首次公布，但在克罗地亚并未立即得到认可，主要原因是该国的化学科学基础尚未牢固。从门捷列夫发现元素周期律到其在克罗地亚的传播和应用，大约经过了 15 年。尽管最初有所延迟，但克罗地亚的化学科学通过中学和大学教育跟进了元素周期表的发展，并积极参与其中。
