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& ...
– 9 November 1966,
Heidelberg) 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 Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and fi ...
. At Heidelberg Benz studied philosophy and cultural history at the university.
Heidelberg awards a medal named after him.
External links
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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
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