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Carl Benz. 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.
Karl Friedrich Benz, German mechanical engineer who designed and in 1885 built the world’s first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. In 1926 Benz & Co. merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, maker of Mercedes-Benz.
Dec 18, 2014 · Carl Benz resigned from his position in the company on January 24, 1903, but became a member of the Supervisory Board. Carl Benz left the company because the management had summoned a group of French design engineers to the Mannheim factory to counter developments by its rival Mercedes.
Apr 2, 2014 · Karl Benz was a German inventor and engineer. He overcame financial setbacks and unsupportive associates to design and build a car with a fully integrated internal combustion engine, which is...
Carl Benz passed away on 4 April 1929 in his house in Ladenburg, which today serves as seat of the Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz Foundation – Daimler and Benz Foundation since the end of August 2010 – and as a venue for various events.
When Ritter emerges as an unreliable partner, Carl Benz is forced to pay him off using the dowry of his wife, Bertha Ringer, and runs the company alone. From 1878, Carl Benz works intensively on a gas-driven two-stroke engine to realise his vision of a 'vehicle without horses'.
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile and was the first car put into production. It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public later that year.
