Isaac Pitman
Sir Isaac Pitman (born January 4, 1813 in Trowbridge , Wiltshire , † January 22, 1897 in Bath ) was first clerk and then elementary school teacher. From 1837 he worked own shorthand from where he had analyzed the English language by phonetic point of view, and called it therefore phonetics ( phonography ). He divided his shorthand into a school script ( learners style ) for beginners and a speech script ( corresponding style / reporting style ) for advanced learners. Due to the extraordinary success of his shorthand, he gave up the teaching profession and moved to Bath, where he produced and sold textbooks for his shorthand in his own printing and publishing house. He sold about 200,000 copies of his textbook a year. On January 10, 1840, he first offered distance learning in his shorthand. He sent documents against advance payment of one shilling. He had less success with his efforts to reform the English spelling. He received the title of knight ("Sir") in 1894 for his services.
Individual evidence
- ^ Emil Bauer, obituary for Isaac Piman. In: Illustrirte Zeitung of February 13, 1897
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| SURNAME | Pitman, Isaac |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British draftsman of a shorthand |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trowbridge , Wiltshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1897 |
| Place of death | Bath |