David V. Herlihy (born July 30, 1958) is an author and historian. He is notable for writing ''Bicycle: The History'', published by

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, and ''Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance''. He has also presented at the International Cycling History Conference and has published an opinion piece on cycling in

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. He graduated from

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in 1980 and is an alumnus of the Harvard Cycling Club. He is the son of noted historians

David Herlihy David Joseph Herlihy (May 8, 1930 – February 21, 1991) was an American historian who served as the president of the American Historical Association. He wrote on medieval and renaissance life, and was married to fellow historian Patricia Herlih ...

and Patricia Herlihy.

Awards

*1999 McNair History Award from the Wheelmen, the preeminent American association of antique bicycle collectors. *2004 Award for Excellence in the History of Science sponsored by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the

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. *2005

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Prize sponsored by the

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Invention of the bicycle

Herlihy presented evidence at the fourth International Cycling History Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 11–16, 1993, that

Pierre Lallement Pierre Lallement (; October 25, 1843 – August 29, 1891) is considered by some''New York Times'' accessed July 18, 2010 to be the inventor of the pedal history of the bicycle, bicycle. Early years Lallement was born on October 25, 1843, in Pont- ...

deserves credit for putting

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on the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herlihy, David V. 1958 births Living people American sports journalists American male non-fiction writers Cycling writers Harvard University alumni