Gary "Doc" Hermalyn is an American historian and author, based in New York City. He is an Edgar Allan Poe scholar,^[1] and an authority on the history of The Bronx.^[2][3] Hermalyn is editor/author of 172 books on urban history, geography, education, natural history and exploration.^[4] He is CEO of The Bronx County Historical Society^[5] and a fellow of The Explorers Club.^[6][7]

Biography

Hermalyn grew up in the Gun Hill-Norwood, Bronx neighborhood.^[8] He graduated from The Bronx High School of Science,^[9] earned a bachelor's degree from City College of New York, a Master of Arts from Long Island University (1982) and a Doctor of Education from Columbia University (1985).^[10]

He has been director,^[11] then executive director^{[12][13][14][15]} and is currently CEO of The Bronx County Historical Society.^[5] He founded and established the Society's The Bronx County Archives and The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.^[4] He is also a Board Member of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony in Bridgeport, Connecticut^[16] and as of 2017 was Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Discovery Museum and Planetarium in Bridgeport.^[17]

Hermalyn is an explorer and a fellow of The Explorers Club.^[7][18]

Awards

• Centennial Historian of New York City, Mayor of New York City, 1998^[10]

Publications

Books by Hermalyn

• The Creation of Morris High School, 1896-1904: the First Public High School in The Bronx. Teachers College, Columbia University, 1985. OCLC 21588736. Dissertation.
• Morris High School and the Creation of the New York City Public High School System. New York City Series. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 1995. ISBN 9780941980319.
• Publications of the Bronx County Historical Society: 1955–2000. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 1999. OCLC 42303755
• The Study and Writing of History. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 2007. ISBN 9780941980500.

Books paired with others

• The Bronx in the Innocent Years, 1890-1925. The Life in The Bronx Collection. New York: Harper & Row, 1985. Hermalyn and Lloyd Ultan. ISBN 9780060154196. Hermalyn was also project editor.
• The Beautiful Bronx 1920-1950. The Life in The Bronx Collection. New York: Harmony, 1988. Hermalyn and Ultan. ISBN 978-0517548004. Hermalyn was also project editor.
• Landmarks of the Bronx. New York: Bronx County Historical Society, 1989. Hermalyn and Robert Kornfeld. OCLC 21927704.
• The Bronx. It Was Only Yesterday. 1935-1965. The Life in The Bronx Collection. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 1992. Hermalyn and Ultan. ISBN 9780941980333. Hermalyn was also project editor.
• The Bronx Cookbook Plastic Comb – 1997. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 1997. Hermalyn and Peter Derrick. ISBN 978-0941980371.
• The Birth of the Bronx: 1609 - 1900. The Life in The Bronx Collection Vol. 4. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 2000. Hermalyn and Ultan. ISBN 0-941980-38-3. Hermalyn was also project editor.
• Time and the Calendar. New York: History of New York City Project, 2001. Elizabeth Beirne and Hermalyn. ISBN 9780965233163.
• Yankee Stadium: 1923-2008: Images of Baseball. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. Hermalyn and Anthony C. Greene. ISBN 978-1531643256.
• The Bronx. Then & Now. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Kathleen A. McAuley and Hermalyn. ISBN 978-0738573151.
• A Historical Sketch of the Bronx. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 2018. Hermalyn and Ultan. ISBN 0-941980-72-3.
• Hudson's River. New York: The Bronx County Historical Society, 2020. Hermalyn and Sidney Horenstein. ISBN 0-941980-76-6.

Books with editing contributions by Hermalyn (selected)

• The Encyclopedia of New York City. Hermalyn was a member of the editorial board / associate editor.^[10]
• The United States Supreme Court. Ten volume series. Hermalyn was a project editor.
• Roots of The Republic Six. Six volume series. Hermalyn was a project editor.
• Research Library and Bronx Archives. Fifteen volume series. The Bronx County Historical Society. Hermalyn was a project editor.