Ferdinand Mannlicher

Ferdinand Mannlicher
Born	Ferdinand Karl Adolf Josef Mannlicher (1848-01-30)January 30, 1848 Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse (Present day, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Died	January 20, 1904(1904-01-20) (aged 55) Vienna, Austria-Hungary (Present day, Vienna, Austria)
Occupation(s)	Small arms designer, inventor
Known for	Inventor of the en-bloc clip Possibly the inventor of the first semi-auto rifle
Spouse	Caecilie von Mannlicher
Awards	Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) Order of the Crown (Prussia) Legion of Honour

Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (January 30, 1848 – January 20, 1904) was an Austrian engineer and small arms designer. Along with James Paris Lee, Mannlicher was particularly noted for inventing the en-bloc clip charger-loading box magazine system. Later, while making improvements to other inventors' prototype designs for rotary-feed magazines, Mannlicher, together with his protégé Otto Schönauer, patented a perfected rotary magazine design, the Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle, which was a commercial and military success.