János Irinyi
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 128 years ago |
Date of birth | May 18,1817 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Date of died | December 17,1895 |
Died | Letavertes |
Hungary | |
Parents | Roxanda Janovits |
János Irinyi | |
Job | Engineer |
Inventor | |
Chemist | |
Born | Albiș |
Romania | |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Education | Vienna University of Technology |
Debreceni Református Kollégium | |
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ID | 552041 |
János Irinyi Life story
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. Irinyi also took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.