Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (German pronunciation:[ˈɡɔtliːp ˈdaɪmlɐ]; 17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was an 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 pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed petrol engine.