births
January 4, 1813
Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (died 1897)
Isaac Pitman
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. He first proposed this in Stenographic Soundhand in 1837. He was vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.
January 4
January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.