Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Diesel
Diesel, c. 1900
Born	(1858-03-18)18 March 1858 Paris, Second French Empire
Died	29 September 1913(1913-09-29) (aged 55) English Channel
Resting place	North Sea
Nationality	German[note 1]
Other names	Oscar Lintz
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich
Occupations	Engineer inventor entrepreneur
Employers	Sulzer Linde MAN AG Krupp
Known for	Diesel engine Diesel fuel
Spouse	Martha Flasche ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	3
Awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1901)
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Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: /ˈdiːzəlˌ -səl/,^[1] German: [ˈdiːzl̩] ^ⓘ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German^{[note 1]} inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.

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