Harry Mozley Stevens

Biography Stevens was born in Derby, England, in 1855 and had connections to Litchurch there. He emigrated to Niles, Ohio, in the United States in 1882.

In the late 1880s, Stevens traveled to Columbus, Ohio, and attended a baseball game. reportedly recounting the event, was said to have been unable to spell dachshund, so wrote "hot dogs" instead. and "the term 'hot dog' was used for sausages in buns as early as 1895 in college newspapers."

Stevens died in May 1934 in Manhattan following two bouts of pneumonia; (Some sources cited arteriosclerosis as his cause of death.)

Harry M. Stevens Inc. was acquired by Aramark on December 12, 1994.

Memorials Stevens Park in Niles, Ohio, which opened in 1936, was named in his honor after his family donated its to the city. In 2013, the community began an annual "Harry Stevens Hot Dog Day".