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Isaac Pitman

British inventor (1813–1897)

  • Fame49.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.5K
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Lived 1813–1897, aged 84
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    20 languages
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  • Era
    1813–1897
    Aged 84
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-17

Sir Isaac Pitman was an English publisher and 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 vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.

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