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Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp (died 1849)
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Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
German chemist (1780–1849)
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was a German chemist who is known best for work that was suggestive of the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's lamp. He became a professor of chemistry and pharmacy for the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Döbereiner's lamp
Lighter invented in 1823 by J. W. Döbereiner
Döbereiner's lamp, also called a "tinderbox" ("Feuerzeug"), is a lighter invented in 1823 by the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner. The lighter is based on the Fürstenberger lighter. Döbereiner's lamp was in production until ca. 1880. In the jar, similar to the Kipp's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)