Author: Isaac Pitman
Alternate names: Pitman, Isaac Sir; Pitman, Isaac Sir.; PITMAN, Isaac Sir.; Sir Isaac Pitman
Title: Sir
Born: 4 January 1813
Died: 22 January 1897
Bio: Sir Isaac Pitman was an English teacher 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 also the vice president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894. - Wikipedia