János Irinyi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 130 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 |
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| 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.
