Emil Jellinek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Jellinek

German automotive pioneer

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1853

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1918

Profession: entrepreneur, diplomat

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Emil Jellinek, known after 1903 as Emil Jellinek-Mercedes (6 April 1853 – 21 January 1918) was a wealthy European automobile entrepreneur with Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft ('DMG'), responsible in 1900 for commissioning the first 'modern' car, the Mercedes 35hp.
Jellinek created the Mercedes trademark in 1902, naming the cars after his daughter; the trademark developed into the term Mercedes-Benz, and is now among the largest car brands in the world.
Jellinek lived in Vienna, Austria but later moved to Nice on the French Riviera, where he was the General Consul of Austria-Hungary.