Historedia
Person

Thomas Humber

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1868

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Humber, 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. Thomas Humber and the safety bicycle claim of 1868

    1868

    Role: English engineer and cycle manufacturer

    1. c. 1868 · Beeston, NottinghamshireFounding of Humber Cycles

      Thomas Humber founded his bicycle manufacturing business, Humber Cycles, in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, around 1868.

    2. 1868 · NottinghamshireConstruction of a Velocipede

      In late 1868, Thomas Humber built a velocipede based on a published picture of a Paris-developed machine.

Sources

  1. Thomas Humber Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-03