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German engineer and automobile pioneer
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variant spelling:
Benz, Carl; Friedrich; Benz, Karl Friedrich; Benz, Karl
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* 25.11.1844
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Karlsruhe
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Born at 25 November in Karlsruhe
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1861 - 1864
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Karlsruhe
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Study at the Polytechnic Karlsruhe
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1871
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Mannheim
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Benz founded a mechanical workshop in Mannheim
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1883
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Mannheim
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Formation of the "Benz & Cie., Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik" in Mannheim
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1885 - 1886
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Mannheim
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"Benz tricycle" as a first useful automobile with a petrol engine and first public tour in Mannheim
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1891 - 1892
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Introduction of the Ackermann steering
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1926
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Formation of the "Daimler-Benz AG"
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† 04.04.1929
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Ladenburg
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Died at 04 April in Ladenburg
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