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Isaac Pitman

4 January 1813 - 22 January 1897

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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  • Cover of: A history of shorthand

    First published in 1852 12 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ahistoryshortha00pitmgoog
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  • Cover of: 700 common-word reading and dictation exercises.

    First published in 1979 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The phonographic teacher: an essay on the best method of teaching Pitman's phonography

    First published in 1853 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition phonographicteac00pitmiala Cover of edition cihm_93082
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  • Cover of: phonographic teacher: a guide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonetic shorthand.

    First published in 1866 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pitman shorthand: new course.

    First published in 1964 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A phonographic and pronouncing vocabulary of the English language

    First published in 1850 4 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition aphonographican01pitmgoog Cover of edition aphonographicpr00pitmgoog Cover of edition aphonographican02pitmgoog
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  • Cover of: phonographic reader: a series of lessons in phonetic shorthand.

    First published in 1864 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand

    First published in 2003 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Isaac Pitman's short course in shorthand: an exposition of the author's system of phonography arranged in forty lessons ; designed for use in business colleges, high schools, and for self instruction.

    First published in 1906 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Course in Isaac Pitman shorthand.

    First published in 1923 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pitman's shorthand dictionary

    First published in 1906 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Phonography, or, writing by sound: a natural method of writing all languages by one alphabet, composed of signs that represent the sounds of the human voice: adapted also to the English language as a complete system of short hand, briefer than any other system, and by which a speaker can be followed verbatim, without the use of arbitrary marks

    First published in 1840 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition phonographyorwr00pitmgoog
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  • Cover of: The reporter: or, Phonography adapted to verbatim reporting.

    First published in 1846 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition reporterorphono00pitmgoog
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  • Cover of: Key to course in Isaac Pitman shorthand: an exposition of the author's system of phonography : designed for use in business colleges, high schools, and for self instruction.

    First published in 1908 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cihm_80030
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  • Cover of: Isaac Pitman's shorthand instructor: an exposition of Isaac Pitman's system of phonography.

    First published in 1905 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The phonographic reader: a series of lessons in phonetic shorthand.

    First published in 1860 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition phonoreader00pitmiala
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  • Cover of: A plea for spelling reform

    First published in 1877 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Modern course in Pitman's shorthand: a complete handbook, using the more frequently used and important words of the English language as the material for learning the rules of Pitman shorthand.

    First published in 1900 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Key to the phonographic teacher.

    First published in 1888 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: manual of phonography; or, Writing by sound: a natural method of writing by signs that represent the sounds of language, and adapted to the English language as a complete system of phonetic short hand. with an appendix, on the application of phonography to foreign languages by A.J. Ellis.

    First published in 1845 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Shorthand, Pitman, Dictionaries, Exercises for dictation, Problems, exercises, Problèmes et exercices, Sténographie, Sténographie anglaise, Phrasebooks, English, 1913, Spelling reform, Texts, Almanacs, Bibliography, Coinage, Controversial literature, Decimal system, Dictation and reading exercises, English language, Isaac Pitman, Money, New Jerusalem Church, Phrasebooks (English), 1887, Pitman's, Problème et exercices, Readers
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Great Britain
People
Isaac Pitman, Isaac Pitman (1813-1897)
Time
19th century

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Alternative names

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

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