Richard Benz (12 June 1884,

Reichenbach im Vogtland Reichenbach im Vogtland is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district of Saxony in eastern Germany. With a population of 20,108, it is the second-largest town in the Vogtlandkreis after Plauen. It is located close to the A72 between Plauen (at c. 18&n ...

– 9 November 1966,

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

) was a historian and writer. He came to Heidelberg in 1902, where he was made honorary citizen in 1954. The historian, son of a pastor, is not related to the automotive pioneer

Karl Benz Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automo ...

. At Heidelberg Benz studied philosophy and cultural history at the university. Heidelberg awards a medal named after him.

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*http://www.heidelberg.de/servlet/PB/menu/1146283/index.html 1884 births 1966 deaths People from Reichenbach im Vogtland People from the Kingdom of Saxony Heidelberg University alumni Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German male non-fiction writers 20th-century German historians {{Germany-historian-stub