Siegfried Marcus

Siegfried Marcus
Siegfried Marcus
Born18 September 1831
Malchin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died1 July 1898 (1898-08) (aged 66)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
NationalityGerman
OccupationEngineer

Siegfried Samuel Marcus (German: [ˈziːkfʁiːt ˈmaʁkʊs]; 18 September 1831 – 1 July 1898) was a German engineer and inventor, born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a handcart, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria. Marcus created a second vehicle in 1888/1889,[1] but it is not known if he used it, and he did not develop it further.[2] Marcus' vehicles had no influence on the development of cars,[3] and his experimental vehicles were regarded by some journalists as "impractical".[4] However, Marcus is credited with developing the ignition magneto used in spark-ignition engines.[3]

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  2. ^ "Forerunners to the automobile". Mercedes-Benz Group.
  3. ^ a b Siegfried Marcus – Sein Automobil, seine Motoren. In: Kraftfahrzeugtechnik 1/1964, pp. 14–16 and 11/1964, p. 434.
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