Editing Siegfried Marcus (section)

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{{Infobox engineer
|image = Marcus_sitzend.jpg
|caption = Siegfried Marcus
|name = Siegfried Marcus
|nationality = German
|birth_date = 18 September 1831
|birth_place = [[Malchin]], [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
|death_date = {{d-da|1 July 1898|18 September 1831}}
|death_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
}}
'''Siegfried Samuel Marcus''' ({{IPA|de|ˈziːkfʁiːt ˈmaʁkʊs|lang}}; 18 September 1831 – 1 July 1898) was a German engineer and inventor, born in the [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]. He made the first [[petrol]]-powered vehicle, a [[handcart]], in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria. Marcus created a second vehicle in 1888/1889,<ref name=PrMuse /> but it is not known if he used it, and he did not develop it further.<ref name=MBG>{{Cite web |title=Forerunners to the automobile |url=https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/tradition/company-history/forerunners-to-the-automobile.html |publisher=Mercedes-Benz Group}}</ref> Marcus' vehicles had no influence on the development of [[Car|cars]],<ref name=KFT>''Siegfried Marcus – Sein Automobil, seine Motoren.'' In: Kraftfahrzeugtechnik 1/1964, pp. 14–16 and 11/1964, p. 434.</ref> and his experimental vehicles were regarded by some journalists as "impractical".<ref name=Nixon1938 /> However, Marcus is credited with developing the [[ignition magneto]] used in [[spark-ignition engine]]s.<ref name=KFT />