James Pitman
British politician (1901-1985) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Sir Isaac James Pitman, KBE was a publisher, senior civil servant, politician, and educationalist with a lifelong passion for etymology, orthography, and pedagogy.
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He attempted to improve children's literacy in the English-speaking world by means of an interim teaching orthography, known as the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA). He was honoured with a knighthood in 1961 for his life accomplishments.
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