Emil Jellinek

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Emil Jellinek (b. 1853 Leipzig, d. 1918 Geneva )(sometimes referred to as Jellinek-Mercedes, Emil) was consul general of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Nice and one of the first to be interested in automobiles in Austria. Advisor to Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Untertürkheim, Germany), he had important influence on the production of new motor vehicles. He proposed the name Mercedes as the brand name of the Daimler cars, after the name of his daughter Mercedes Jellinek (b. 1889, d. 1928).

Grandfather of Elfriede Jelinek