Heinrich Lanz AG

Heinrich Lanz AG is a former agricultural machinery manufacturer from Mannheim, Germany.^{[1][2][3][failed verification]} Its tractors were sold bearing the LANZ brand. LANZ won numerous awards at the Strasbourg Agricultural Fair in 1866; namely four Gold, five Silver, and three Bronze.^[2]

Heinrich Lanz AG

Lanz logo on a Lanz Bulldog
Schematic view of the Lanz Bulldog
Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Agricultural machinery
Founded	1859; 166 years ago (1859), in Mannheim, Germany
Founder	Heinrich Lanz
Defunct	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Fate	Merged with Deere & Company
Successor	John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM)[1]
Headquarters	Mannheim, Germany[2]
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Tractors
Brands	LANZ
Services	Agricultural machinery design and manufacturer
Number of employees	≈2,200 (1998)[1]

Lanz Bulldog in Romania, 1939.

The Heinrich Lanz AG company, and its LANZ brand name was ultimately acquired by way of a merger in 1956 by the American agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company, and became the John Deere Works Mannheim (JDWM).^[1]

History

The Heinrich Lanz Company was founded in 1859 by German engineer Heinrich Lanz. It produced the first steam-powered stationary threshing machines in 1879, and the first crude oil fuelled tractor; the Lanz Bulldog, in 1921.

In 1956, Heinrich Lanz AG merged with Deere & Company of Moline, Illinois, United States.^[1]