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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Pioneered a practical high-speed IC engine for road transport, 1880s
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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.
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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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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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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.
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