Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler
1834–1900
A fast engine for carriages and boats
Gottlieb Daimler was born in Schorndorf.
With Wilhelm Maybach he built a small, fast engine.
He and Karl Benz worked separately. Their firms joined only later.
Places: Schorndorf, Cannstatt
What they made
A high-speed petrol engine. Wilhelm Maybach designed much of it with him.