Bertha Benz

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Family Member
Died
May 5, 1944
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
Germany
About
German woman widely remembered for being the wife of Karl Benz, who is credited with inventing the first modern automobile. In August 1888, she became the first person ever to successfully drive cross-country, making the 66-mile drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim.
Family
She had sons named Richard and Eugen.

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