English chemist and pharmacist in Stockton-on-Tees credited with inventing the first commercially successful friction match, in either 1826 or 1827. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Invented the friction match, an early product of practical industrial chemistry.
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John Walker (29 May 1781 - 1 May 1859) was an English chemist and pharmacist credited with inventing the friction match, the first commercially successful friction match, in either 1826 or 1827.
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The first commercially successful friction match was invented by John Walker, an chemist and pharmacist in Stockton-on-Tees, England.
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