Carl Benz
Carl Benz | |
|---|---|
Benz in 1869 at the age of 25 | |
| Born | Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant 25 November 1844 |
| Died | 4 April 1929 (aged 84) Ladenburg, Baden, Weimar Republic |
| Resting place | Cemetery of Ladenburg |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Karlsruhe |
| Spouse |
Bertha Ringer (m. 1872) |
| Children | 5 |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Founded Fabrik für Maschinen zur Blechbearbeitung, Gasmotorenfabrik in Mannheim A. G., Benz & Cie. |
| Significant design | Benz Patent-Motorwagen |
| Significant advance | Automobile |
| Signature | |
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 first car put into series production.[1] He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first publicly drove the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.[2]
His company Benz & Cie., based in Mannheim, was the world's first automobile plant and largest of its day.[3] In 1926, it merged with Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, which produces the Mercedes-Benz among other brands.
Benz is widely regarded as "the father of the car",[4][5] as well as the "father of the automobile industry".[6]
- ^ "Der Streit um den "Geburtstag" des modernen Automobils" [The fight over the birth of the modern automobile] (in German). German Patent and Trade Mark Office. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Karl Benz drives the first automobile, July 3, 1886". 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Benz Patent Motor Car: The first automobile (1885–1886)". Daimler.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Karl Benz: Father of the Automobile". YouTube. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "The Father of automobile gave us Mercedes Benz and Merc gave us fascinating facts. Check out a few here! - ET Auto". Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Fanning, Leonard M. (1955). Carl Benz: Father of the Automobile Industry. New York: Mercer Publishing.