In 1826, John Walker, a chemist in Stockton on Tees, discovered through lucky accident that a stick coated with chemicals burst into flame when scraped across his hearth at home. He went on to invent the first friction match.

Who is the inventor of Matchbox?

John Walker, pharmacist and inventor of the match.

Who invented the match in 1680?

Invented by Robert Boyle in 1680 Rub together phosphorus and sulfur Previously fire could only be made by rubbing sticks together or striking flint to steel - time consuming First ones not very safe - could accidentally light in your pocket With improvements led to modern safety match; Asked by Wiki User.