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Bertha Benz
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German automobile pioneer, with husband Karl Benz (1849–1944)
Key facts
- Born
- Cäcilie Bertha Ringer , ( 1849-05-03 ) 3 May 1849, Pforzheim , Grand Duchy of Baden , German Confederation
- Died
- 5 May 1944 (1944-05-05) (aged 95), Ladenburg , Greater German Reich
- Known for
- First person in history to drive an automobile over a long distance
- Spouse
- Carl Benz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 20 July 1872</span>"}]]}'>1872 ; died 4 April 1929</span>"}]]}'>1929 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bertha
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Pforzheim
- Place of death
- Ladenburg
- Spouse
- Carl Benz
- Occupation
- inventor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Notable work
- car tourism
- Field of work
- driving
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- Berthabenzportrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Significant event
- road trip
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- Commons category
- Bertha Benz
- date of birth
- 1849-05-03
- date of death
- 1944-05-05
- name in native language
- Bertha Benz
- birth name
- Cäcilie Bertha Ringer
- described at URL
- www.mercedes-benz.com/de/classic/historie/bertha-benz-2
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Encyclopedic overview
Bertha Benz ( German: [ˈbɛʁta ˈbɛnts] ; née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer; 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner, investor and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles). In doing so, she brought the Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got their company its first sales. Bertha Benz was not allowed to study in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and her financial and practical engineering contributions have long been overlooked until the 21st century.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bertha Benz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.