page_title: William Sachtleben
hierarchical_section_title: William Sachtleben
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of American bicyclists during the 19th (nineteenth) century in the continent of Asia.
context_page_description: William Lewis Sachtleben was a 19th-century American journalist and lecturer who was one of the early globe-circling bicyclists, at one time holding a world record for long-distance bicycling. He was a graduate of Washington University. His attempt in 1895 to rescue, recover, or achieve justice for fellow cyclist Frank Lenz, who had disappeared in Turkey at the time of the massacres of Armenians, was seen as akin to the earlier search for David Livingstone in Africa. He later went exploring for fortune and entered the business world.
context_section_description: William Lewis Sachtleben (March 29, 1866 in Alton, Illinois – December 13, 1953 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a 19th-century American journalist and lecturer who was one of the early globe-circling bicyclists, at one time holding a world record for long-distance bicycling.  He was a graduate of Washington University. His attempt in 1895 to rescue, recover, or achieve justice for fellow cyclist Frank Lenz, who had disappeared in Turkey at the time of the massacres of Armenians, was seen as akin to the earlier search for David Livingstone in Africa.  He later went exploring for fortune and entered the business world.
caption: William Sachtleben in Asia.
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