Isaac Pitman

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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Who was born first?

• Isaac Pitman and Henry Bessemer were born the same year
• Isaac Pitman and Frederick Scott Archer were born the same year
• Isaac Pitman was born 1 year before Adolphe Sax
• Isaac Pitman was born 1 year before Samuel Colt
• Isaac Pitman was born 1 year after Ascanio Sobrero

Timeline

1. Ascanio SobreroOctober 12, 1812 – May 26, 1888
2. Frederick Scott Archer1813 – May 2, 1857
3. Henry BessemerJanuary 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898
4. Isaac Pitman (this page)January 4, 1813 – January 12, 1897
5. Adolphe SaxNovember 6, 1814 – February 7, 1894
6. Samuel ColtJuly 22, 1814 – January 10, 1862

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