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Daimler, Gottlieb

Daimler, Gottlieb (dām'lur, Ger. gôt'lēp dīm'lur) [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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