Bertha Benz's name likely sounds a little familiar. And really, it should. Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz.

Bertha and Carl Benz on top of the 4-wheeler "Victoria" model in 1893. Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. Just kidding. She really just informed him that the "first long-distance journey with his Patent ...

'Star Wars' actress Daisy Ridley, who narrates the VR experience as Benz, the wife of the "father of the modern car," Carl Benz, is also an executive producer on the film.

For starters, while Carl Benz had the engineering know-how, it was Bertha’s money that financed his endeavours, including paying for the original patent (German patent number 37435) granted in ...

BURKHART, Bertha (Flint) Bertha (Flint) Burkhart, 85, of Granby, beloved wife of the late Carl E. Burkhart, Sr., founder of Arrow Concrete Products Inc., passed away at her home on Thursday (Novemb… ...

Carl Channing Britt, 79 of Fayetteville, passed away on December 5, 2022. Born in Elizabethtown, Carl was the son of the late Vurlie Lee and Bertha Mae Britt. He is survived by his wife, Susan ...

BOWDOIN - Carl Rideout passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. ... Bertha. Carl graduated from Lisbon High School in 1961.

Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz. According to that very same car company , Bertha, born in 1849, married Carl when she was 23.