What is Karl Benz?
{{unsourced|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox engineer |name = Karl Benz|image = Carl-Benz coloriert.jpg |caption = |nationality = [[Germany|German ]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1844|11|25}} |birth_place = [[Mühlburg]] ([[Karlsruhe]]), [[Germany]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|1929|4|4|1844|11|25}} |death_place = [[Ladenburg]], [[Germany]] |education = [[University of Karlsruhe]] |spouse = [[Bertha Benz|Bertha Ringer]] |parents = Johann George Benz (father), Josephine Vaillant (mother) |children = 5, Eugen, Richard, Clara, Ellen, Thilde |discipline = |significant_projects = founded [[Mercedes-Benz]] |significant_design = Benz Patent Motorwagen |significant_advance = [[gasoline]]-powered [[automobile]] |significant_awards = |alt = |signature = Carl Benz signature.png }} '''Karl Friedrich Benz''' (November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German engine designer and car [[Mechanical engineering|engineer]], generally regarded as the [[inventor]] of the [[internal combustion engine]] and [[petrol]]-powered [[automobile]], and together with his wife [[Bertha Benz]] pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer [[Mercedes-Benz]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benz, Karl}} [[Category:1844 births]] [[Category:1929 deaths]] [[Category:German mechanical engineers]] [[Category:German inventors]] [[Category:People from Karlsruhe]]