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| Daimler, Gottlieb |
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(d m´l r, Ger. gôt´l p d m´l r) (KEY) , 18341900, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer automobile manufacturer. His improvements in the internal-combustion engine, made in the 1880s, contributed largely to the development of the automobile industry. In 1890 he founded the Daimler Motor Company at Cannstatt, Germany. |
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