inventor of shorthand
1shorthand — /shawrt hand /, n. 1. a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand). 2. a simplified or makeshift manner or system of communication: We spoke… …
2List of people from Bath — A Bathonian is somebody who comes from the city of Bath, England. This article provides a non exhaustive list of famous people born in Bath, educated there, prominent in the life of the city, or otherwise associated with the… …
31948 — This article is about the year 1948. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1910s  1920s  1930s  – 1940s –  1950s   …
4June 17 — Events*1462 Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia. *1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. *1565 Matsunaga… …
5January 4 — Events*46 BC Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. *871 Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. * 1490 Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the… …
6The New Church — New Church redirects here. For the Amsterdam church, see New Church (Amsterdam). The New Church Classification New Christian Orientation Swedenborgian Polity congregational, episcopal …
7Nelson Place West — Location: Bath, Somerset, England Coordinates …
8January 12 — Events *475 Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople. *1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden. *1539 Treaty of Toledo signed by King Francis I of France and Holy Roman… …
91610 in literature — The year 1610 in literature involved some significant events. Events*Thomas Bodley makes an agreement with the Stationers Company of London to put a copy of every book registered with them into his new Bodleian.New books*Jean Beguin Tyrocinium… …
10Zess — is the name of a character in the Initial Teaching Alphabet, a series of about 40 minuscule letters specified by Sir James Pitman, grandson of an inventor of shorthand, to assist children in their learning to read English. Its form is easy to… …
