Born 1858 Died 1913 in mysterious circumstances.
A german inventor, developed the idea of the [Compression ignition engine]
? during
the last two decades of the 19th Century. Working at the MAN
? plant at Augsburg?
This
Diesel engine was named after him. Originally it was known as the oil engine.
- He disappeared on a cross-channel ferry in 1913, just prior to the outbreak of WW1, which is highly suspicious.