Daimler, Gottlieb << DYM luhr, GOT leeb >> (1834-1900), a German engineer, developed an internal-combustion engine light enough to power an automobile. He and another German engineer, Wilhelm Maybach, produced a motorized bicycle in 1885 and a motorized carriage in 1886. Daimler founded the Daimler Motor Company in 1890. In 1901, this company began producing cars under the name Mercedes. The Daimler and Benz companies merged to form Daimler-Benz in 1926. The company’s name is now Daimler AG.
Daimler was born on March 17, 1834, in Schorndorf, Germany. He died on March 6, 1900, in Stuttgart, Germany.
See also Automobile (The gasoline car); Benz, Karl; Maybach, Wilhelm.
