François Isaac de Rivaz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Isaac de Rivaz

Swiss inventor and politician

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1752

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1828

Profession: politician, inventor

Nationality: Switzerland, France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

François Isaac de Rivaz (Paris, December 19, 1752 – Sion, July 30, 1828) was an inventor and a politician.
He invented a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine with electric ignition and described it in a French patent published in 1807.
In 1808 he fitted it into a primitive working vehicle – "the world's first internal combustion powered automobile".