Siegfried Marcus | |
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Born | 18 September 1831 |
Died | 1 July 1898 | (aged 66)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Projects | the first petrol powered vehicle |
Significant advance | Automobile |
Siegfried Samuel Marcus (German: [ˈziːkfʁiːt ˈmaʁkʊs]; 18 September 1831 – 1 July 1898) was a German inventor. Marcus was born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle in 1864, while living in Vienna, Austria.[1]