Emil Jellinek

Emil Jellinek, known after 1903 as Emil Jellinek-Mercedes, lived from 6 April 1853 to 21 January 1918 and was an automobile entrepreneur of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The source lead says that in 1900 he was responsible for commissioning the first modern automobile, the Mercedes 35hp, and that in 1902 he created the Mercedes trademark, naming it in honor of his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek. The trademark developed into the company Mercedes-Benz, and the marque became one of the largest car brands in the world. He lived in Vienna, Austria, and later moved to Nice on the French Riviera, where he served as General Consul of Austria-Hungary.