Max Duttenhofer
Appearance
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Born | Rottweil, Germany | May 20, 1843
Died | August 14, 1896 Tübingen, Germany | (aged 53)
Max Duttenhofer(May 20, 1843 inRottweil– August 14, 1903 inTübingen,full name: Max Wilhelm Heinrich Duttenhofer, 1896: Max von Duttenhofer) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist. His factory invented smokelessgunpowder.
Life
[edit]In 1863 Max took over a powder mill from his father, from which the gunpowder factoryRottweilemerged.[1]In 1884 he achieved a major breakthrough;smokeless gunpowder.[2]
In 1890, Duttenhofer was one of the three founders ofDaimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.[3]
Duttenhofer was a member of the board of thePan-German League.
He died of a heart attack in 1903.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Beasley, David (1997).Who really invented the automobile?.Davus Publishing. p. 113.ISBN0-915317-08-7.
- ^"GOW:Deflagration,explosion, and detonation".Retrieved2012-02-06.
- ^Adler, Dennis (2001).Mercedes-Benz: Silver Star Century.Motorbooks International. p. 14.ISBN0-7603-0949-3.
- ^Dick, Robert (2004-12-02).Mercedes and auto racing in the Belle epoque, 1895-1915.McFarland. p. 117.ISBN9780786418893.