John James Henry Sturmey (1857–1930), known as Henry Sturmey, is best remembered as the inventor with James Archer of the Sturmey-Archer three-speed hub for bicycles, but he was a technical editor and journalist heavily involved as a pioneer of the cycling and automotive industries. Born at Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, on 28 February 1857 [1] he died aged 72 at his home in Coventry on 8 January 1930.[2]
Sturmey-Archer three-speed hub
- ^ "FreeREG - "Virgin Mary, Norton Sub Hamdon baptism entry transcription, 10 April 1857 for John James Henry Sturmey" database". FreeREG. Free UK Genealogy. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Famous Pioneer Of Cycling. Death of Henry Sturmey in Coventry". Western Daily Press, Friday 10 January 1930, p.5.