John D. Rockefeller vs Karl Benz
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Compare the life timelines of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and Karl Benz (1844–1929) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1844 to 1929.
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John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified
Karl Benz (1844–1929)
- — Born in Mühlburg, near Karlsruhe, Germany Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at Karlsruhe Polytechnic Verified
- — Married Bertha Ringer Verified
- — Founded Benz & Cie. in Mannheim Verified
- — Filed patent for the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first practical automobile Verified
- — First public drive of the Patent-Motorwagen in Mannheim Verified
- — Bertha Benz completed the first long-distance automobile journey Verified
- — Benz & Cie. merged with Daimler to form Daimler-Benz Verified
- — Died in Ladenburg, Germany Verified