János Irinyi
Hungarian chemist and inventor
János Irinyi was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the yellow phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously.
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Born: May 18, 1817, Albiș, Romania
Died: December 17, 1895 (age 78 years), Létavértes, Hungary
Education: Debreceni Református Kollégium and Vienna University of Technology
Parents: János Irinyi and Roxanda Janovits