1. 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.
11 Facts About Isaac Pitman
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Isaac Pitman first proposed this in Stenographic Soundhand in 1837.
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Isaac Pitman married Isabella Masters in 1861, and he appears in the 1871 census, aged 58, with his new wife Isabella, aged 46.
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The publishing division, Isaac Pitman Ltd, was bought by rival Pearson Plc in 1985.
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Isaac Pitman published and distributed books and tracts by and about Swedenborg.
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Isaac Pitman was active in the local New Church congregation in Bath while living on Royal Crescent.
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Isaac Pitman was one of the founding members, when this congregation was formed in 1841.
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Isaac Pitman served as president of this society from 1887 to his death in 1897.
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Isaac Pitman's life was ordered in service to God and duty to man.
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Isaac Pitman was the grandfather of James Isaac Pitman, who developed the Initial Teaching Alphabet.
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In 1837, at the age of 34, Isaac Pitman discontinued the use of all alcoholic beverages and became a vegetarian, both lifelong practices.