Bertha Benz

E314922
German person automotive pioneer human

Bertha Benz was a German automotive pioneer best known for undertaking the first long-distance automobile journey in 1888, which proved the practicality of her husband Karl Benz’s invention and helped launch the modern car industry.

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Label Occurrences
Bertha Benz canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German person ⓘ
automotive pioneer ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthCountry Germany ⓘ
birthDate 1849-05-03 ⓘ
birthName Cäcilie Bertha Ringer ⓘ
birthPlace Pforzheim ⓘ
burialPlace Ladenburg cemetery ⓘ
child Clara Benz ⓘ
Ellen Benz ⓘ
Eugen Benz ⓘ
Karl Benz ⓘ
surface form: Karl Benz Jr.

Richard Benz ⓘ
Thilde Benz ⓘ
commemoratedBy Bertha Benz Prize ⓘ
coPassenger Eugen Benz ⓘ
Richard Benz ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1888-08-05 ⓘ
deathCountry Germany ⓘ
deathDate 1944-05-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Ladenburg ⓘ
distanceTraveled about 106 kilometers ⓘ
familyName Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
surface form: Benz
gender female ⓘ
givenName Bertha ⓘ
honoredBy Bertha Benz Memorial Route ⓘ
improved brake system of the Patent-Motorwagen ⓘ
memorialRouteLength about 194 kilometers ⓘ
memorialRouteRegion Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableFor contributing to the commercialization of the automobile ⓘ
first long-distance automobile journey ⓘ
occupation automotive pioneer ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
performed first long-distance automobile journey ⓘ
purposeOfJourney to demonstrate the practicality of the automobile ⓘ
refueledAt pharmacy in Wiesloch ⓘ
residence Ladenburg ⓘ
Mannheim ⓘ
roleInCompany early investor ⓘ
promoter of the automobile ⓘ
routeEnd Pforzheim ⓘ
routeStart Mannheim ⓘ
spouse Karl Benz ⓘ
suggested addition of a third gear for hill climbing ⓘ
supported Benz & Cie. ⓘ
usedFuel ligroin ⓘ
usedVehicle Benz Patent-Motorwagen ⓘ
surface form: Benz Patent-Motorwagen No. 3

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karl Benz → spouse → Bertha Benz ⓘ
Benz & Cie. → keyPerson → Bertha Benz ⓘ
Benz Patent-Motorwagen → famousJourneyBy → Bertha Benz ⓘ
Thilde Benz → mother → Bertha Benz ⓘ
Thilde Benz → notableRelative → Bertha Benz ⓘ