Pierre Michaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Michaux

French blacksmith

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1813

Place of Birth: Bar-le-Duc, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1883

Profession: businessperson, inventor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pierre Michaux (June 25, 1813 – 1883) was a blacksmith who furnished parts for the carriage trade in Paris during the 1850s and 1860s.
He may have become the inventor of the bicycle when he added pedals to a draisine to form a velocipede, the forerunner of the modern bicycle.
However historic sources reveal other possible claimants such as his son Ernest Michaux and Pierre Lallement.