Editing August Horch (section)

==Beginnings==
[[Image:Dr. Rudolf Stöss sur Horch 18-20 hp, vainqueur de l'Herkomer-Konkurrenz 1906.jpg|thumb|left|240px|1906 Horch, which Rudolf Stoess drove to victory in the Herkomer Trial]]
[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-T1129-501, August Horch in Horch-PKW.jpg|thumb|left|240px|August Horch in a [[Horch]] automobile, 1908]]
Horch was born in [[Winningen]], [[Rhenish Prussia]].  His initial trade was as a blacksmith, and then was educated at {{Lang|de|[[Hochschule Mittweida]]|italic=no}} (Mittweida Technical College).  After receiving a degree in engineering, he worked in shipbuilding.  Horch worked for [[Karl Benz]] from 1896, before founding ''[[Horch|A. Horch & Co.]]'' in November 1899, in [[Ehrenfeld, Cologne]], Germany.<ref name="autoweek">{{cite journal|title=Names Behind The Company: August Horch|journal=[[AutoWeek]]|date=November 30, 2009|page=19}}</ref>