Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The first modern , self-igniting match was invented in 1805 by K. Chancel , assistant to Professor Louis Jacques ThÃ nard of Paris , though .
Simplified: But the first modern , self-igniting match was invented in 1805 by K. Chancel , assistant to Professor Louis Jacques ThÃ nard of Paris .