1. Business Leaders The History of Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler English Presentation | Semester B4 Bulut Arman | Thorsten Vietheer

2. Carl Friedrich Benz 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 2 Nov. 25 July 20 Mar. 13 Born in Karlsruhe Carl Benz and Bertha Ringer married Benz leave the new company Feb. 13 May 23 First Company Iron Foundryand Machine Shop converted into a joint-stock company. Gasmotoren-Fabrik Mannheim 1872 1882 1879 1871 1844 1883 Dec. 31 Oct. 2 Oct. 15 After wo years of development his first stationary engine finally spluttered into life Benz, Max Rose and Friedrich Eßlinger founded the companyBenz & Co. with 25 men Bertha Ringer, bougt out Ritter´s share in the com-pany using her dowry

3. Carl Friedrich Benz 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 3 Aug. 5 Jan. 29 Jan. 24 locate pharmacies to fuel up, repaired mechanical problems Benz patent motor car Benz announced his retirement from activework, taking a seat on the Supervisory Board. Aug. 5 Mar. 15 Jan. 4 First long distance automobile trip (MA – Pf 65 miles) converted into a joint-stock company. Benz & Cie. AG Benz introduced the axle-pivot steering system into automobile construction 1893 1886 1899 1896 1888 1903 1906 The vehicle construction workforce grew from 25 in 1888 to 430 by 1899. In this year alone Benz built 572 vehicles. July 26 Dec. 20 Oct. 15 He developed the “contra“ engine which was to become the precursor to today´shorizontally opposed engine. By the end of the year sales of Benz motor cars had reached3480. Bertha Ringer, bougt out Ritter´s share in the com-pany using her dowry

4. Carl Friedrich Benz 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 4 Feb. 28 Sep. 2 the last vehicle was built. 350 C. BenzSöhne Vehicles had been produced. Carl Benz founded the company Carl Benz Söhne with his sons. 1923 1906 1929 1912 April 4 April 8 Carl Benz died in his home in Ladenburg. Today this house is used by the Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler Foundation. Carl Benz left the com-pany. His sons run the business alone.

5. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 5 Mar. 17 Nov. 20 Mar. 13 Born in Schorndorf Manager of the Bruderhaus mechanical enginneering factory in Reutlingen where he was also to meet Wilhelm Maybach Daimler purchased a villa in Cannstatt for experimmental workshop April 21 Daimler worked as technical manager at Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz 1863 1872 1867 1852 1834 1882 1883 Nov. 9 Oct. 2 Oct. 15 Gottlieb Daimler and Emma Kurtz married Daimler was granted a patent for an uncooled, heat isulated enginewith unregulated hot tube ignition Apprenticeship as a gun-smith completed

6. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 6 Feb. 13 June 18 Small model engine Daimler leaves Daimler-Motor-Gesellschaft July 30 July 8 Feb. 24 The next test engine was knowas the grandfather clock Daimler and Lina Hartmann married The motorized carriage as the world´sfirst four-wheeled automobile 1886 1883 1893 1890 1884 1894 1895 Nov. 28 June 18 Oct. 15 A joint-stock company founded under the name of Daimler-Motoren-Gesell-schaft with Max v. Duttenhofer and Wilhelm Lorenz The conflict between Maxv. Duttenhofer and Gottlieb Daimler The one-cylinder engine, was built into the vehicle under the driver´s seat.

7. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler 18.06.2011 B. Arman | T. Vietheer 7 Nov. 8 The return of Daimler and Maybach to DMG Mar. 6 Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler died in Stuttgart-Cannstatt. 1900 1895 1926 1899 Nov. 28 Oct. 15 The Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft merged with Benz & Cie to Daimler-Benz AG. Maybach designed a race car. The model is named afterJellinek´s daughter Mercedes

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