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| Franz
Xaver Gabelsberger |
|
Inventor of a shorthand system
|
| Born |
February 9,
1789
Munich,
Germany |
| Died |
January 4,
1849
Munich,
Germany |
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (February
9,
1789
January 4,
1849,
both in
Munich) was a
German inventor of a
shorthand writing system, named
Gabelsberger shorthand after him.
Gabelsberger, employed as typist by the
Bavarian government, started to develop a new shorthand
system at age of 28. His system was first fully described in the
textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder
Stenographie (1834) and became rapidly used.
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Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
External links
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The Stenographic Collection (Dresden), includes various
items related to Gabelsberger, originally from the Library
of the Royal Saxon Stenographic Institute
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Image of Gabelsberger
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Photographs of the memorial at Gabelsberger's grave
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Postage stamp showing Gabelsberger
Categories:
1789 births |
1849 deaths |
German inventors |
Inventors of writing systems |
People from Munich |
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