Historedia
Person

John Boyd Dunlop

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1887–1888

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Boyd Dunlop, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Boyd Dunlop patents the pneumatic bicycle tyre

    1887–1888

    Role: Inventor and veterinary surgeon

    1. October 1887 · Cherryvale sports ground, South BelfastTesting

      Dunlop tested his pneumatic tyre at Cherryvale sports ground in South Belfast after developing it for his son's tricycle.

    2. 7 December 1888 · BelfastPatent Grant

      John Boyd Dunlop received a patent for his pneumatic bicycle tyre on 7 December 1888, covering cycles and light vehicles.

Sources

  1. John Boyd Dunlop Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  2. Tire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19