# Frank Edward McGurrin

> Frank Edward McGurrin invented touch typing in 1888. He was a court stenographer at Salt Lake City who taught typing classes. He taught himself to touch type without looking at the keys, before challenging and winning a competition.

*American inventor (1861-1933)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1861-04-02
- **Died:** 1933-08-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Frank Edward McGurrin invented touch typing in 1888. He was a court stenographer at Salt Lake City who taught typing classes. He taught himself to touch type without looking at the keys, before challenging and winning a competition.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.0

## Sources
- [Frank E. McGurrin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_E._McGurrin)
- [فرانك إدوارد مكجورين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%A5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Макгуррин, Франк Эдвард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [フランク・エドワード・マッガリン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4275619)

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