Who are the founders of Mercedes-Benz?
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The founders of Mercedes-Benz include Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, and Emil Jellinek. Gottlieb Daimler: A German engineer and inventor, one of the pioneers of the modern automotive industry. Carl Friedrich Benz: One of the founders of the famous German company Daimler-Benz, a pioneer of the modern automotive industry, known as the 'Father of the Automobile.' In 1916, the Stuttgart University of Technology awarded Wilhelm Maybach an honorary doctorate. On December 29, 1929, Wilhelm Maybach passed away in Stuttgart. In 1996, Wilhelm Maybach's name was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. Wilhelm Maybach: One of the three founders of Daimler-Mercedes-Benz (the predecessor of Mercedes-Benz) and one of the inventors of the world's first Mercedes-Benz car. Emil Jellinek: A business-savvy racing enthusiast, the most successful Daimler car salesman, and an indispensable figure in the history of Mercedes-Benz.
I've been fascinated by automotive history since childhood. I learned that Mercedes-Benz was founded by Karl Benz in 1886, who invented the first practical gasoline-powered car, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, revolutionizing transportation from horse-drawn carriages. Gottlieb Daimler introduced a similar product the same year, and the two companies merged in 1926 to form Daimler-Benz. Benz was a brilliant engineer, and his wife Bertha famously test-drove the first car from Mannheim to Pforzheim, covering over 100 kilometers to prove the car's reliability - this became a classic story. Today's Mercedes luxury cars stem from this innovative spirit. They didn't just build cars but influenced global industrial development. Think about those classic car shows where Mercedes vintage cars are always hot topics.
