# Otto Merz

> Otto Merz was a German racing driver, chauffeur and mechanic. He was a driver in the motorcade during the 1914 assassination of Archuduke Franz Ferdinand and later won the second running of the German Grand Prix in 1927. He died in a crash during practice for the 1933 Avusrennen in a modified Mercedes SSK on 18 May 1933.

*German racecar driver, witness to assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (1889-1933)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1889-06-12
- **Died:** 1933-05-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Otto Merz](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Merz)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78387)

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