Benjamin Pitman
Benjamin Pitman , also known as Benn Pitman, was an Englishborn author and popularizer in the United States of Pitman shorthand, a form of what was then called phonography . He was also active in the arts and crafts movement in the United States.
He was born at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He received a good elementary education there at home, and at a parish school supervised by George Crabbe, a poet. In 1837, he assisted his brother, Isaac Pitman, in perfecting the latters system of shorthand. From 1843 until 1852, he lectured on the system throughout Great Britain, and had a large role in the compilation of his brothers textbooks. Around 1849, he married Jane Bragg of Manchester.
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