Isaac Pitman
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 127 years ago |
Date of birth | January 4,1813 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Trowbridge |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 22,1897 |
Died | Bath |
United Kingdom | |
Nationality | British |
Children | Ernest Pitman |
Siblings | Jacob Pitman |
Benjamin Pitman | |
Job | Teacher |
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Education | British and Foreign School Society |
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ID | 1336631 |
Isaac Pitman Life story
Sir Isaac Pitman, was a teacher of the English language who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand. He first proposed this in Stenographic Soundhand in 1837. He was also the vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.