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
People also ask
What did Isaac Pitman invent?
Is Pitmans shorthand still used?
Who is the father of shorthand?
When Pitman shorthand died, who took over from him?
PREFACE. Many sketches of the Hfe and hibors of Mr Isaac Pitman have been givenfrom time to time in magazinesand news- papers at home and abroad,but ...