!!!Jellinek-Mercedes, Emil

Jellinek-Mercedes, Emil, b. Leipzig (Germany), April 6, 
1853, d. Geneva (Switzerland), Jan. 21, 1918, consul general 
of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Nice, one of the first to be 
interested in automobiles in Austria, son of Adolf  Jellinek and 
brother of Max Hermann  Jellinek. Advisor to 
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Untertuerkheim, Germany), lasting 
influence on the production of new motor vehicles. He proposed the 
name "Mercedes" as the brand name of the Daimler cars (after his 
daughter Mercedes Jellinek, b. Sept. 16, 1889, d. Feb. 23, 
1929).

!Literature
G. J.-M., Mein Vater, der Herr Mercedes, 1962.


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