Nikolaus Otto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolaus Otto

German inventor

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1832

Place of Birth: Holzhausen an der Haide, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1891

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nikolaus August Otto (14 June 1832, Holzhausen an der Haide, Nassau – 26 January 1891, Cologne) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine.
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) created DIN standard 1940 which says "Otto Engine: internal combustion engine in which the ignition of the compressed fuel-air mixture is initiated by a timed spark", which has been applied to all engines of this type since.