QUESTION 295

He was born in Germany to parents who belonged to the farmer class. But his father, a Freemason, was for that class, surprisingly well read, and imposed education on him.
After his secondary technical school, he took up apprenticeship as a precision mechanic. After his education, he spend further 7 years working in Germany, USA( for Edison) and in the UK ( for Siemens).
He then started his company. He along with his chief engineer Gottlob Honold invented the Spark Plug, the modern internal combustion engine and the headlight.

Id the great man in the pic!