AKA Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel

Born: 18-Mar-1858
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 30-Sep-1913
Location of death: English Channel
Cause of death: Suicide
Remains: Missing

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Inventor of the Diesel Engine

Inspired by Sadi Carnot's writings to create a more efficient engine.

Some believe that Diesel was murdered, possibly by German agents, but given his finances at the time and his erratic behavior in the months before the end of his life, suicide is the most likely possibility.

Father: Theodor Diesel (leather worker)
Mother: Elise Diesel
Sister: Louise (b. 1856)
Sister: Emma (b. 1859)
Wife: Martha Flasche (m. 1883)
Son: Rudolf, Jr. (b. 1883)
Daughter: Heddy (b. Oct-1885)
Son: Eugen (b. 3-May-1889)

    University: Koniglichen Kreis-Gewerbsschule
    University: Munich Polytechnic

    National Inventors Hall of Fame 1976
    Nervous Breakdown c. 1899
    German Ancestry Bavaria
    Risk Factors: Depression

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