Emil Jellinek
Emil Jellinek · Economics & Business
Automobile entrepreneur of Daimler who created the Mercedes trademark (1902), named after his daughter Mercédès; son of a famed Viennese rabbi.
6 April 1853, Leipzig, Germany — 21 January 1918, Switzerland
Vienna & Nice, Europe
Emil Jellinek is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Automobile entrepreneur of Daimler who created the Mercedes trademark (1902), named after his daughter Mercédès; son of a famed Viennese rabbi.
Son of Adolf Jellinek, the celebrated rabbi of the Jewish communities of Leipzig and Vienna, Emil Jellinek became the driving customer of the Daimler company: a wealthy entrepreneur on the Riviera who demanded cars faster, lower and safer than anyone thought possible, ordered them by the dozens and sold them to Europe's elite. He raced under the pseudonym 'Mercédès' — his daughter's name — and in 1902 had Daimler register it as a trademark.
Since then, every Mercedes on every road carries the name of a rabbi's granddaughter; from 1903 he himself signed Jellinek-Mercedes.
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Automobile entrepreneur of Daimler who created the Mercedes trademark (1902), named after his daughter Mercédès; son of a famed Viennese rabbi.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Jellinek
