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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

Born 4 January 1813
Died 22 January 1897

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  • Cover of: Pitman's twentieth century business dictation book of business letters, legal documents, and miscellaneous works ...

    First published in 1904 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Shorthand instructor: an adaptation of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of phonography or phonetic shorthand to verbatim reporting. Designed for class or self-instruction.

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Phonographic Teacher: A Course of Lessons in Phonetic Shorthand

    First published in 1857 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Pitman's where to Look: An Easy Guide to Books of Reference

    First published in 1907 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand: An Exposition of the Author's System of ...

    First published in 1910 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The phonographic railway phrase book

    First published in 1884 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 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

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Photo of Isaac Pitman

British inventor

Born 4 January 1813
Died 22 January 1897
Subjects
Shorthand, Pitman, Problems, exercises, Dictionaries, Exercises for dictation, Problèmes et exercices, Sténographie, Sténographie anglaise, Texts, Almanacs, Bibliography, Dictation and reading exercises, English language, Isaac Pitman, Phrasebooks (English), 1887, Phrasebooks, English, 1913, Problème et exercices, Readers, Reference books, Shorthand reporting, Specimens, Spelling reform, Stenotypy, Systems (English) 1883, Systems (English) 1889
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19th century

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

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
February 27, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 26, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar author bio & photo
August 30, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis MARC record.