Definition of Sir Isaac Pitman

1. Noun. English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897).

Exact synonyms: Pitman
Generic synonyms: Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir Isaac Pitman

Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
Sir Henry Bessemer
Sir Henry Joseph Wood
Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm
Sir Henry Morgan
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Sir Henry Percy
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Wood
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
Sir Howard Walter Florey
Sir Humphrey Davy
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Pitman (current term)
Sir Jack Hobbs
Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
Sir James Augustus Murray
Sir James Clark Ross
Sir James Dewar
Sir James George Frazer
Sir James Matthew Barrie
Sir James Murray
Sir James Paget
Sir James Paul McCartney
Sir James Young Simpson
Sir John Carew Eccles
Sir John Cockcroft

Literary usage of Sir Isaac Pitman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Baker, A. Life of Sir Isaac Pitman. *$2. '08. Pitman. Pitman, Isaac, & sons. Pitman's where to lool:; an ensy guide to '07. I: Pitman & sons, ltd., ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1921)
"London and New York: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1921. x, 95 p. illus. 16°. ... London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1921. ix, 118 p. illus. 12°. ..."

3. Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand: An Exposition of the Author's System of by Isaac Pitman (1910)
"By Sir Isaac Pitman. Third edition. Containing a description of the principal systems ... With a Preface by Sir Isaac Pitman. The Bibliography of Shorthand. ..."

4. The Phonographic Magazine by Jerome Bird Howard, Phonographic Institute Company (1906)
"He is a brother of Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of the system of shorthand writing that has produced the greatest reporters of the world. ..."

5. The Commonwealth of Australia by Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1909)
"Other Catalogues may be obtained by applying to Sir Isaac Pitman & SONS, Ltd, 1 Amen Corner, London, EC (See abridged List at end of this Catalogue. ..."

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