Karl Friedrich Benz Biography, and Facts.
                     Karl Friedrich 
Benz: 
Biography, 
and Facts
Who Was Karl 
Benz?
Karl Benz was a German inventor and 
engineer. He overcame financial 
setbacks and unsupportive associates 
to design and build a car with a fully 
integrated internal combustion engine, 
which is seen as the first practical 
automobile.
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Early Life
Karl (also spelled as Carl) Friedrich Benz 
was born on November 25, 1844, in 
Mühlburg (now Karlsruhe), Baden-
Württemberg, Germany, and grew up in 
Karlsruhe, Germany. His father died 
when he was 2, so his mother raised 
him.
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Education
Benz enrolled at Karlsruhe Polytechnic 
when he was 15. In 1864 he graduated 
with a degree in mechanical 
engineering.
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Wife and Children
It was also Bertha who demonstrated 
the feasibility of Benz's vehicle as a 
mode of transportation when she took it 
on a 66-mile drive in August 1888. 
Benz and Bertha had five children: 
Eugen (b. 1873), Richard (b. 1874), 
Clara (b. 1877), Thilde (b. 1882), and 
Ellen (b. 1890).
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Benz's first factory 
and early 
In 1871in, avt tehen agtei oofn twsenty-seven, 
Karl Benz joined August Ritter in 
launching the Iron Foundry and 
Mechanical Workshop in Mannheim, 
later renamed Factory for Machines for 
Sheet-metal Working.
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Founding Benz & 
Co
Benz married his wife, Bertha, in 1872. 
With her support, he used her dowry to 
buy out an unsatisfactory partner in an 
early business venture.
 His firm hit a rough patch but survived. 
He left that company in 1883 due to 
disputes with his partners. That same 
year Benz founded Benz & Co. in 
Mannheim with new backers. 
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Invention of First Car
In 1885, Benz built a motorcar whose 
internal combustion engine was 
powered by gasoline. 
Prior to building this car, Benz also 
invented several of its key components, 
such as the electric ignition, spark 
plugs, and clutch.
A model of Benz's first car was made 
available for purchase, with the first 
sale taking place in 1888. 
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Mercedes-Benz
In 1926, Benz & Co. merged with a car 
company started by Gottlieb Daimler, a 
fellow German and automotive pioneer. 
Daimler-Benz went on to sell Mercedes-
Benz vehicles
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Death
On 4 April 1929, Karl Benz died at home 
in Ladenburg at the age of eighty-four 
from a bronchial inflammation. Until her 
death on 5 May 1944, Bertha Benz 
continued to reside in their last home.
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