Max Duttenhofer

Max Duttenhofer
Born(1843-05-20)May 20, 1843
Rottweil, Germany
DiedAugust 14, 1896(1896-08-14) (aged 53)
Tübingen, Germany

Max Duttenhofer (May 20, 1843 in Rottweil – August 14, 1903 in Tübingen, full name: Max Wilhelm Heinrich Duttenhofer, 1896: Max von Duttenhofer) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist. His factory invented smokeless gunpowder.

Life

In 1863 Max took over a powder mill from his father, from which the gunpowder factory Rottweil emerged.[1] In 1884 he achieved a major breakthrough; smokeless gunpowder.[2]

In 1890, Duttenhofer was one of the three founders of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.[3] In 1898, he initiated the founding of a private military-industrial lab Zentralstelle für wissenschaftlich-technische Untersuchungen [de] (Center for Scientific-Technical Research) in Neubabelsberg which later gave its name to centralite.

Duttenhofer was a member of the board of the Pan-German League.

He died of a heart attack in 1903.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beasley, David (1997). Who really invented the automobile?. Davus Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 0-915317-08-7.
  2. ^ "GOW:Deflagration,explosion, and detonation". Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ^ Adler, Dennis (2001). Mercedes-Benz: Silver Star Century. Motorbooks International. p. 14. ISBN 0-7603-0949-3.
  4. ^ Dick, Robert (2004-12-02). Mercedes and auto racing in the Belle epoque, 1895-1915. McFarland. p. 117. ISBN 9780786418893.