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Isaac Pitman

Sir Isaac Pitman was an English teacher 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. - Wikipedia

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British inventor (1813–1897)

Born	4 January 1813
Died	22 January 1897

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A history of shorthand

by Isaac Pitman and Isaac Pitman
First published in 1852
12 editions, 2 ebooks
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700 common-word reading and dictation exercises.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1979
5 editions

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Pitman shorthand: new course.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1964
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The phonographic teacher: a guide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonography or phonetic shorthand.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1866
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The phonographic teacher: a guide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonetic shorthand.

by Isaac Pitman
First published in 1853
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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A phonographic and pronouncing vocabulary of the English language

by Isaac Pitman
First published in 1850
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The phonographic reader: a course of reading in phonetic shorthand. In the corresponding style.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1864
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Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand

by Isaac Pitman First published in 2003
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A manual of phonography; or, Writing by sound: a natural method of writing by signs that represent spoken sounds; adapted to the English Language as a complete system of phonetic shorthand.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1845
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The phonographic phrase book.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1877
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Pitman shorthand new course.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1978
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Course in Isaac Pitman shorthand.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1923
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Key to Pitman's shorthand instructor

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1913
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A plea for spelling reform.: A series of tracts compiled from the Phonetic journal and other periodicals, recommending an enlarged alphabet and a reformed spelling of the English language, as a means of placing the arts of reading and writing within the reach of all who speak the English language or wish to acquire it.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1877
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Pitman's shorthand dictionary: based on the original work of Sir Isaac Pitman.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1890
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Key to the phonographic teacher.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1888
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A phonographic and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1889
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Pitman's Shorthand Commercial Course: A series of Lessons in Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shorthand (with Exercises)

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1967
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Pitman 2000 (Pitman 2000 Shorthand)

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1982
2 editions, 1 ebook
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Pitman's shorthand instructor: a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shorthand.

by Isaac Pitman First published in 1923
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British inventor (1813–1897)

Born	4 January 1813
Died	22 January 1897

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OLID: OL4334988A
GoodReads: 1149382
ISNI: 0000000118275537
Library of Congress Names: nr93049330
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CUBV126115
VIAF: 59450487
Wikidata: Q1390838
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1390838

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Pitman, Isaac Sir
Pitman, Isaac Sir.
PITMAN, Isaac Sir.
Sir Isaac Pitman

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