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Wilhelm Maybach ( German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪbax] ⓘ; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers". From the late 19th century Wilhelm Maybach, together with Gottlieb Daimler, developed ...
- Engineer and industrialist
- 29 December 1929 (aged 83), Stuttgart, Germany
Mar 26, 2024 · Wilhelm Maybach was a German engineer and industrialist who was the chief designer of the first Mercedes automobiles (1900–01). From 1883 Maybach was associated with Gottlieb Daimler in developing efficient internal-combustion engines; their first important product, a relatively light four-stroke
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Feb 9, 2021 · 175 years ago, Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn, Germany. Today his name also lives on in the Mercedes-Maybach brand. On 9 February 1846, i.e. 175 years ago, Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn, Germany. The second-eldest son of a carpenter would go on to influence the development of the car. This applies particularly to the period when ...
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Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn on February 9, 1846, where he grew up with his five siblings. He became an orphan at the age of ten. He went to school at the Bruderhaus Reutlingen, a Christian institution founded to give homes and work to the socially disadvantaged, whose founder and head master recognized Maybach’s technical talent at a very early stage and gave him encouragement.
Wilhelm Maybach’s son Karl, who also designed the new Zeppelin engine, took over the technical management. In 1912 the firm, renamed Luftfahrzeug-Motoren-GmbH, relocated to Friedrichshafen. Father and son each held a 20-percent share in the company. However, Wilhelm Maybach left it entirely to his son to shape the fortunes of the company.
Jul 12, 2019 · Wilhelm Maybach – (February 9th 1846 – December 29th 1929) was a German engineer, designer, and industrialist. In 1883, he designed the first hi- speed internal combustion engine and convinced Gottlieb Daimler to put it into a vehicle, resulting in Reitwagen – the world’s first motorcycle. They went on to install similar engines with varying displacements on the…
Feb 24, 2021 · On February 9, we celebrated the 175 th birthday of Wilhelm Maybach. To mark this very special occasion, the Wilhelm and Karl Maybach Foundation has made available a set of five educational flyers giving an overview of Wilhelm Maybach’s life and highlighting his important contributions to technology, innovation, and the history of mobility.
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