Benjamin Pitman

Benjamin "Benn" Pitman
Born(1822-07-24)July 24, 1822
DiedDecember 28, 1910(1910-12-28) (aged 88)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
SubjectBiographies
Spouse
(m. 1849; died 1878)
Adelaide Nourse
(m. 1881)
Children4
Relatives

Benjamin Pitman (July 24, 1822 – December 28, 1910), also known as Benn Pitman, was an English-born author and popularizer in the United States of Pitman shorthand, a form of what was then called phonography (shorthand). He was also active in the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States.