Karl Benz

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automotive pioneer engineer human inventor

Karl Benz was a pioneering German engineer and inventor widely credited with creating the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Carl Benz 1
Karl Friedrich Benz 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive pioneer ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the Red Eagle ⓘ
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ
surface form: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
causeOfDeath bronchitis ⓘ
child Clara Benz ⓘ
Ellen Benz ⓘ
Eugen Benz ⓘ
Richard Benz ⓘ
Thilde Benz ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1844-11-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1929-04-04 ⓘ
describedBySource historical automotive literature ⓘ
educatedAt University of Karlsruhe ⓘ
surface form: Polytechnikum Karlsruhe
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
surface form: Benz
fieldOfWork automotive engineering ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ
founded Benz & Cie. ⓘ
Benz & Cie. ⓘ
surface form: Benz & Cie. Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik
givenName Karl ⓘ
hasOccupationSpecialization internal combustion engines ⓘ
vehicle construction ⓘ
hasPartInName Karl Benz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Karl Friedrich Benz
hasSignature signature of Karl Benz ⓘ
influenced automotive industry ⓘ
knownFor developing the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine ⓘ
pioneering automobile design ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
memberOf Benz & Cie. ⓘ
surface form: Benz & Cie. management
notableEvent commercialization of early automobiles ⓘ
grant of patent for Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886 ⓘ
notableWork Benz Patent-Motorwagen ⓘ
Benz Patent-Motorwagen ⓘ
surface form: Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1
occupation engineer ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mühlburg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ladenburg ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
residence Ladenburg ⓘ
Mannheim NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Bertha Benz ⓘ

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

Daimler AG → foundedBy → Karl Benz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carl Benz
Mercedes-Benz → foundedBy → Karl Benz ⓘ
Benz & Cie. → founder → Karl Benz ⓘ
Karl → hasNotableBearer → Karl Benz ⓘ
Karl Benz → hasPartInName → Karl Benz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karl Friedrich Benz
Benz & Cie. → keyPerson → Karl Benz ⓘ
Karl → notableBearerExample → Karl Benz ⓘ