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Karl Benz

KARL BENTS (German)
Also Known As Carl Benz · Benz

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German engine designer and automobile engineer. He built the Benz Patent Motorwagen and was granted German patent DRP 37435 for it in January 1886, an award widely treated as the birth certificate of the automobile. He later merged his company with Daimler to form Daimler-Benz.

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Birth Year
1844 1
Death Year
1929 1
Nationality
German 1
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Benz Patent Motorwagen, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Benz Patent-Motorwagen
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1. Wikipedia: Karl Benz
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1. Wikipedia: Karl Benz
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In 1883, the three founded a new company producing industrial machines: Benz & Companie Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik, usually referred to as Benz & Cie.
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1. Wikipedia: Karl Benz
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He received patent number 37345 in November 1886 (the date given for a patent is the application date) and the vehicle henceforth became known as Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
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1. Wikipedia: Karl Benz
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Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz
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