About
Inventor of the safety match who never profited from his work because, although it was safer and more reliable, they were also too expensive for most people. He also made waterproof concrete for the Göta Canal and grew silk worms.
Before Fame
He graduated Sweden's Uppsala University in 1806.
Trivia
In 1827, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Family Life
He got married to Augusta Fredrika Vilhelmina Berg in 1827.
Associated With
Like William Herschel, he was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
