Gary Hermalyn

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.

[4] He is CEO of The Bronx County Historical Society[5] and a fellow of The Explorers Club.

[6][7] 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).