Richard Benz (12 June 1884, Reichenbach im Vogtland – 9 November 1966,

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

) was a historian and writer. He came to Heidelberg in 1902, where he was made honorary citizen in 1954. The historian, son of a pastor, is not related to the automotive pioneer

Karl Benz Carl Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and fir ...

. At Heidelberg Benz studied philosophy and cultural history at the university. Heidelberg awards a medal named after him.

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*http://www.heidelberg.de/servlet/PB/menu/1146283/index.html 1884 births 1966 deaths People from Reichenbach im Vogtland People from the Kingdom of Saxony Heidelberg University alumni Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German male non-fiction writers 20th-century German historians {{Germany-historian-stub