Bertha Benz

Summary

Bertha Benz is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Pforzheim^[2]. She was born on May 3, 1849^[3]. She died in Ladenburg^[4]. She died on May 5, 1944^[5]. She worked as a businessperson^[6], racing automobile driver^[7], and inventor^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month, #6,871 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Bertha Benz's place of birth was Pforzheim^[2].
• Bertha Benz died in Ladenburg^[4].
• Bertha Benz was born on May 3, 1849^[3].
• Bertha Benz died on May 5, 1944^[5].
• Bertha Benz is buried at Ladenburg cemetery^[10].
• Bertha Benz was married to Carl Benz^[11].
• A child of Bertha Benz was Richard Benz^[12].
• A child of Bertha Benz was Eugen Benz^[13].
• Bertha Benz held citizenship in German Reich^[14].
• German was Bertha Benz's native language^[15].
• Bertha Benz's professions included businessperson^[6].
• Bertha Benz worked as a racing automobile driver^[7].
• Bertha Benz's professions included inventor^[8].
• Bertha Benz's field of work was car^[16].
• Bertha Benz's field of work was car tourism^[17].
• Bertha Benz's field of work was automobilism^[18].
• Bertha Benz's field of work was driving^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Bertha Benz is car tourism^[20].
• Bertha Benz is recorded as female^[21].
• Bertha Benz's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Bertha Benz's Commons category is recorded as Bertha Benz^[23].
• Bertha Benz's residence is recorded as Carl-Benz-Haus^[24].
• Bertha Benz's sport is recorded as auto racing^[25].
• Bertha Benz's family name is recorded as Benz^[26].
• Bertha Benz's family name is recorded as Ringer^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bertha Benz was born in Pforzheim^[2]. She was born on May 3, 1849^[3]. German was her native language^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson^[6], racing automobile driver^[7], and inventor^[8]. Fields of work include car^[16]; car tourism^[17]; automobilism^[18]; and driving^[19], an activity^[28].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bertha Benz is car tourism^[20]. Things named for her include Bertha Benz Memorial Route^[29], a scenic route^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 2008^[32]; Bertha Benz Award^[33], an award^[34], in Germany^[35]; and Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize^[36], an award^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 2011^[39].

Personal Life

Bertha Benz was married to Carl Benz^[11]. Children include Richard Benz^[12], a racing automobile driver^[40], 1874–1955^[41], of Germany^[42] and Eugen Benz^[13], an industrialist^[43], 1873–1958^[44], of Germany^[45].

Death and Burial

Bertha Benz died on May 5, 1944^[5]. She passed away in Ladenburg^[4]. She is buried at Ladenburg cemetery^[10].

Why It Matters

Bertha Benz ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month, #6,871 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

She is credited with the discovery of brake pad^[48]. Entities named for her include Bertha Benz Memorial Route^[29], a scenic route^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 2008^[32]; Bertha Benz Award^[33], an award^[34], in Germany^[35]; and Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize^[36], an award^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 2011^[39].

FAQs

Where was Bertha Benz born?

Born in Pforzheim^[2], Bertha Benz…

Where did Bertha Benz die?

Bertha Benz died in Ladenburg^[4].

Who was Bertha Benz married to?

Bertha Benz's spouses include Carl Benz^[11].

What did Bertha Benz do for work?

Bertha Benz worked as businessperson^[6], racing automobile driver^[7], and inventor^[8].

What did Bertha Benz discover?

Bertha Benz is credited as discoverer of brake pad^[48].