Gottlieb Daimler

17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900

Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) was a German engineer and industrial designer who, with Wilhelm Maybach, developed the first high-speed petrol engines and one of the earliest motorcycles and automobiles. He co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, a forerunner of today's Mercedes-Benz Group.

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Born in Schorndorf, Kingdom of Württemberg
17 March 1834

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was born the son of a baker in Schorndorf, near Stuttgart.

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Studied mechanical engineering at the Stuttgart Polytechnic
1857 – 1859

After training as a gunsmith and working in mechanical engineering, Daimler completed studies at the polytechnic school in Stuttgart.

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Married Emma Kurtz
9 November 1867

Daimler married Emma Kurtz, with whom he had five children; she died in 1889.

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Became technical director of the Deutz gas engine factory
1872 – 1880

Daimler led engine development at Gasmotoren-Fabrik Deutz, working with Nicolaus Otto and bringing in Wilhelm Maybach as chief designer.

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Set up an experimental workshop in Cannstatt with Wilhelm Maybach
1882

After leaving Deutz, Daimler bought a villa in Cannstatt and converted its greenhouse into a workshop for developing small high-speed engines.

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Patented the 'grandfather clock' high-speed petrol engine
3 April 1885

Daimler and Maybach patented a compact single-cylinder engine whose shape earned it the nickname 'grandfather clock'.

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Built the Reitwagen, an early petrol-powered motorcycle
November 1885

Daimler and Maybach installed their engine in a wooden two-wheeler, widely considered the first petrol-driven motorcycle, first ridden by Daimler's son Paul.

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Built a four-wheeled motor carriage
1886

Daimler fitted his engine to a horse carriage, creating one of the world's first four-wheeled automobiles.

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Co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
28 November 1890

Daimler and Maybach founded DMG in Cannstatt to manufacture their engines for land, water, and air use.

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Died in Cannstatt, Germany
6 March 1900

Daimler died of heart disease at the age of 65 and was buried in Cannstatt's Uff-Kirchhof cemetery.

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