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Isaac Pitman

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Also known as Sir Isaac Pitman

British inventor (1813–1897)

Person · Open Library

Born
4 January 1813
Died
22 January 1897
Works
148

Top works

  • Tan Teladakadidjik Ap[o]stal[e]widjik
  • Key to exercises in the "Manual of phonography."
  • Key to the phonographic teacher
  • Key to course in Isaac Pitman shorthand
  • The phonographic teacher

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Type
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Academic profile · OpenAlex

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Works
20
Cited by
11

Research areas

LinguisticsComputer scienceHistoryArtPhilosophy

Most cited works

  • George Bernard Shaw on language1963 · 7 cit
  • A History of Shorthand2010 · 3 cit
  • The Pitman dictionary of English and shorthand.1974 · 1 cit
  • Brief reporting notes in shorthand : or, shorthand dictation exercises1900 · 0 cit
  • Pitman's Shorthand Dictionary2018 · 0 cit

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Trowbridge
Place of death
Bath
Occupation
inventor
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Pitman shorthand
Image
Isaac Pitman.jpg
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date of birth
1813-01-04
date of death
1897-01-12
Commons category
Isaac Pitman
place of burial
Bath Abbey
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