Gustaf Erik Pasch, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gustaf Erik Pasch

Swedish chemist

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1788

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1862

Profession: physician, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gustaf Erik Pasch (born Berggren) (September 3, 1788 – September 6, 1862) was a Swedish inventor and professor of chemistry at Karolinska institute in Stockholm and inventor of the safety match.
He was born in Norrköping, the son of a carpenter.
He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1806 and graduated with a master's degree in 1821.
Pasch is mostly known for the safety match, but he was also involved with making waterproof concrete for the Göta Canal, manufacture of bank notes and growing of silk worms.
He married Augusta Fredrika Vilhelmina Berg in 1827.In 1827, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.