Thomas Schneider (car pioneer)
Thomas Schneider (born December 21, 1875 in Iffezheim ; † March 30, 1954 there ) was one of the first drivers in the Baden region .
He was employed at the Hotel Tannenhof in Baden-Baden . The latter sent him to Benz & Cie. In Mannheim in 1898 . to learn how to use automobiles in a course lasting several weeks. Only in 1910 did Germany have an official driver's license.
The carriage-like automobile was powered by a gasoline engine and the power was transmitted to the rear wheels via belts. At the turn of the century, Thomas Schneider drove a porcelain manufacturer to Italy with this automobile. This was followed by trips to France and Africa with a Bühler textile merchant . Since gas stations at those times were not yet common, which had fuel via rail are premised.
Thomas Schneider later founded a sawmill in his home town of Iffezheim.
During the First World War he obtained a class II military driver's license and was employed as a truck driver. He was only able to afford his own vehicle, an Opel P4 , in 1934.
literature
- Kolping family Iffezheim (ed.): Iffezheim and his story . Horst Dürrschnabel Druckerei und Verlag GmbH, Elchesheim-Illingen 1985.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schneider, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German automobile pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iffezheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1954 |
| Place of death | Iffezheim |