Gottlieb Daimler (March 17, 1834 – March 6, 1900) was a key figure in the development of the gasoline engine and the invention and development of the automobile.

Born in Schorndorf, he served an apprenticeship as a gunsmith and spent a period abroad studying mechanical engineering before attending technical college in Stuttgart. Daimler developed in Stuttgart (Germany) the world's first motorbike in 1885, and world's first four-wheeled automobile in 1886.

See also

Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, Mercedes-Benz

External links

• Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz-Foundation