Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
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| Franz Xaver Gabelsberger | |
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 Inventor of a shorthand system
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| 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.
[edit] External links
- The Stenographic Collection (Dresden), includes various items related to Gabelsberger, originally from the Library of the Royal Saxon Stenographic Institute
- Image of Gabelsberger
- Photographs of the memorial at Gabelsberger's grave
- Postage stamp showing Gabelsberger
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