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... Wikipedia
Born: January 4, 1813, Trowbridge, United Kingdom
Died: January 22, 1897 (age 84 years), Bath, United Kingdom
Children: Alfred Pitman and Ernest Pitman
Grandchildren: James Pitman, Diana O. Pitman, Christian Pitman, and more
Partner: Isabella Masters (1861–) and Mary Brown (1835–)
Parents: Maria Pitman and Samuel Pitman
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