Biography of Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Diesel (* 18. March 1858 in Paris; † 30. September 1913 in English Channel) was a deutscher Ingenieur und Erfinder des nach ihm benannten Verbrennungsmotors. He was 55 years old. He was married to Louise Martha Diesel. He had at least 1 child (1 son). His education included Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He worked at Sulzer and MAN SE. His faith was Lutheranism. His awards include Elliott Cresson Medal and National Inventors Hall of Fame. His cause of death was drowning. He was buried at sea.