Karl Benz
Karl Friedrich Benz (November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the internal combustion engine and petrol-powered automobile, and together with his wife Bertha Benz pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.
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| Born | November 25, 1844 |
| Died | April 4, 1929 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Karlsruhe |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha Ringer |
| Children | 5, Eugen, Richard, Clara, Ellen, Thilde |
| Parent(s) | Johann George Benz (father), Josephine Vaillant (mother) |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | founded Mercedes-Benz |
| Significant design | Benz Patent Motorwagen |
| Significant advance | gasoline-powered automobile |
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Karl Benz Media
Benz in 1869 at the age of 25
Replica of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen built in 1885
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Engine of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen
An official license to operate the Benz Patent-Motorwagen on the public roads was issued by Großherzoglich Badisches Bezirksamt on 1 August 1888.
Official signpost of Bertha Benz Memorial Route, commemorating the world's first long-distance journey with a Benz Patent-Motorwagen Number 3 in 1888
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Number 3 of 1888, used by Bertha Benz for the first long-distance journey by automobile (more than 106 km or sixty miles)
Benz introduced the Velo in 1894, becoming the first large scale production automobile.
Bertha Benz with her husband in a Benz Victoria, model 1894
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