Pierre Michaux (June 25, 1813 – January 10,[1] 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 the Michaudine velocipede, the forerunner of the modern bicycle. However, historic sources reveal other possible claimants, such as his son Ernest Michaux and Pierre Lallement.
- ^ Family tree of Pierre MICHAUX auf legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2024.