Edouard Carl Friedrich Otto
Edouard Carl Friedrich Otto, later Edward Carl Fredrich Otto (* 1841 in Berlin , † 1905 in London ), was a German-English inventor. Otto has been registered in London since 1871, in 1878 he and J. Willis received a patent on the Kangaroo (bicycle) and in 1879 on the famous Otto Dicycle . In 1886 the toolmaker and civil engineer became a British citizen. According to Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing , Otto is said to have been a brother of Nikolaus Otto ; the story seems fictitious, since Nikolaus Otto was the youngest son of the family.
literature
- Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing : Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History , 2014, ISBN 978-0262026758 .
- Max JB Rauck, Gerd Volke, Felix R. Paturi: By bike through two centuries. The bicycle and its history . 4th edition. AT Verlag, Aarau et al. 1988, ISBN 3-85502-038-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max JB Rauck, p. 52.
- ↑ Max JB Rauck, p. 59.
- ↑ gracesguide.co.uk Edward Carl Fredrich Otto
- ↑ Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History , 2014, p. 112, [1]
- ↑ Nicolaus August Otto
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto, Edouard Carl Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edward Carl Fredrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-English inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1905 |
| Place of death | London |