Ulrich Schmid-Maybach is a

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, and

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.Ryono, Debra. The Maybach Hybrid. worth.com. 2009-01-04. URL:http://www.worth.com/Editorial/Thought-Leaders/Profiles/Profile-Maybach-April-May08.asp. Accessed: 2009-01-04. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5daklZV1p) He is the great-grandson and grandson of Wilhelm and Karl Maybach, respectively. When

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re-launched the

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brand of ultra-luxury automobiles, Schmid-Maybach was named brand ambassador. Inspired by the

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of Wilhelm Maybach by

Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (; 17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg, a federal state of the German Confederation), in what is now Germany. He was a ...

, Schmid-Maybach founded the Wilhelm and Karl Maybach Foundation, to "give exceptionally talented young individuals the chance to change the world." He resides in San Francisco, but his work and his involvement in the Foundation require he spend much of the time traveling.Sam Whiting. Ulrich Schmid-Maybach on putting Mercedes money to use mentoring doctors in developing countries. San Francisco Chronicle. 2007-012-02. URL:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/02/CMBOSGAIG.DTL. Accessed: 2009-03-07. (Archived by WebCite at (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5f6sS8rpN)

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