Karl Probst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American automotive pioneer
Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1883
Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 25-Aug-1963
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Karl Probst
- Karl Probst (20 October 1883 – 25 August 1963) was an American freelance engineer and automotive pioneer, credited with the design of the first prototype of the World War II "jeep" in 1940.
- He was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Charles and Eva (Knight) Probst.
- He studied engineering at Ohio State University and graduated in 1906. Probst was recruited by American Bantam Car Company in 1940 to help it win a contract to provide the U.S.
- Army with a lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that could transport troops and equipment across rugged terrain.
- Probst drafted the design for the Jeep in two days, commencing on 17 June 1940.
- Bantam's first hand-built prototype was complete and running by September 21, 1940, just meeting the 49-day deadline and was delivered to the Army Quartermaster Corps for testing at Camp Holabird, MD.He died in Dayton, Ohio.
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