Karl Benz
1844–1929
German engineer who built the first practical automobile.
Karl Benz (1844–1929) was an automobile pioneer, born in Mühlburg, Germany and died in Ladenburg, Germany.
- Known as
- Automobile pioneer
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1844, Mühlburg, Germany
- Died
- 1929, Ladenburg, Germany
Alive at the same time as Karl Benz
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