SHORTHAND

STENOGRAPHY & SHORTHAND

The history of shorthand is related with paleography, the study of ancient writing,

with antiquarians trying to connect it with hieroglyphics, Egyptian writings or drawings. It has

been known to have been used more than 1000 years BC y Persians, Egyptians and Hebrews.

The first of modern shorthand was used in London is 1588 by Dr. Timothy

Bright and pr5esented to Queen Elizabeth.

Gurney's was an early English system and issued by Mason in 1672 then

improved by Thomas Gurney in 1730.

Source: Saturday, March 16, 1930, Denton Maryland Journal