Lenz Frank G. (w2185)
Last known photo of Frank Lenz (Mozaffar al-Din Shah - Seaver Centre for Western History Research, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History)

Lenz Frank G. (w2185)

  • Description: Frank Lenz started his global tour in 1892 on a "safety-bicycle" Victor with pneumatic tires (invented by John Dunlop in 1888). He cycled solo across the United States from East to West, entered China, reached Burma, India, and Persia. His adventures were regularly featured in "Outing" magazine. His journey ended tragically in Turkey, just before Erzurum, where he was murdered
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1867-1894
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lenz_(cyclist)
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1443278
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Herlihy D. V., The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

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