Carl Benz
1844 – 1929 · aged 85
German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)
- Born
- 25 Nov 1844 · Mühlburg
- Died
- 4 Apr 1929 · Ladenburg
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- 25 Nov 1844BornBorn in Mühlburg
- 1883RoleFounder
- 1926RoleCo-founder
- 4 Apr 1929DiedDied in Ladenburg
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Major world events during their lifetime (1844 – 1929).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (German: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈbɛnts] ; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first publicly drove the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
His company Benz & Cie., based in Mannheim, was the world's first automobile plant and largest of its day. In 1926, it merged with Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, which produces the Mercedes-Benz among other brands.
For his achievements, Benz is widely regarded as "the father of the car", and as the "father of the automobile industry".
Text from the Wikipedia article Carl Benz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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