Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automobile engineer.
Karl Benz was born on 25 November 1844 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg.
In 1853, at the age of nine he started at the scientifically oriented Lyceum. Next he studied at the Poly-Technical University.
On 30 September 1860, at age 15, he passed the entrance exam for mechanical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe,he graduated 9 July 1864 aged 19.
During his years of study , he started to envision concepts for a vehicle that would eventually become the horseless carriage.
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