Georg Lankensperger
[Marker text in German]:
Hier stand das Haus des
Kgl. Bayr. Hofwagners
Georg Lankensperger
*1779 • † 1847
der 1816 die Achsschenkellenkung erfand
Für Gespannwagen erdacht, ist diese Lenkungsart von entscheidender Bedeutung fr den Bau aller heutigen Vierradkraftzeuge geworden
Gestiftet vom der
Audi NSU Auto Union AG
[Marker text translated into English, more or less]:
Here stood the house of the Royal Bavarian Wagonmaster, Georg Lankensperger, who in 1816 discovered "axle steering" or Ackerman steering.
Born 1779 Died 1846
Devised for carts and carriages, this type of steering is of particular importance to the construction of today's four-wheel drive vehicles.
Donated by Audi NSU Auto Union AG
Marker is on Pacellistrasse 0.1 kilometers east of Maximilianplatz, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
