Frederick Bremer
Frederick William Bremer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12 1872 Mile End, England UK |
| Died | 1941 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Known for | The Bremer Car, the first British four wheeled motor car with an internal combustion engine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineer |
| Institutions | Frederick Bremer Motor Manufacturer Bremer Engineering Company, Motor Manufacturers |
Frederick William Bremer (12 July 1872 - 1941) was an English engineer and inventor known for building (with assistant, Tom Bates) the first British four wheeled motor car with an internal combustion engine, claimed in 1912 by the British "Motor" Magazine. In 1894 he took his car on the roads of Walthamstow, his home town since 1888 when the Bremer family moved to 1 Connaught Road, E17, the house which now bears Bremer's blue Heritage commemorative plaque.
Biography
Frederick was the fourth son of German bootmaker, Gerhard Bremer and his wife Lydia (née Wing). Frederick was one of 5 brothers and had 3 sisters.
There is a discrepancy with regards to his birthdate, as the school records from Settles Street School, which he joined with his siter Emily on 9 February 1880, state he was born on 9 July 1873. Frederick had been delayed in starting school for a year due to his father's death, so it is widely believed that Lydia had merley changed his date of birth so the school would allow his registration in the appropriate year.
Frederick married Annie Elizabeth Garner on 22 April 1916, despite the marriage certificate listing him as Frederick Brewer, and his father as Gerberd Brewer.
Frederick Bremer died in 1941 and is buried at St Mary's Church, Walthamstow along with his wife Annie.
The Bremer Car
Bremer donated his car in 1933 to the Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, where it still resides today.
In 1964 the Bremer Car was entered into the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run enlisted as car number 1, but the crankshaft broke afer 17 miles. The next year, again as car number 1, it completed the 54 mile course in just under eight hours.
External links
References
- The Story of the Bremer Car. Vestry House Museum. 1999. ISBN 0-901974-43-9. — The Story of the Bremer Car.