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Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons (Canada), Ltd.
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Dates of existence
1886-2023
History
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. was a British publishing company founded by Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897) in 1886 Pitman as a partnerships with his sons Alfred and Ernest. Pitman was an English teacher who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand. The company was to become one of the world's leading educational publishers and training businesses with offices in London, Bath, New York, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Toronto and Tokyo. The publishing division was bought by rival Pearson Plc in 1985.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created January 18, 2022.
Record revised December 23, 2025.
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- English
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Sources
Sir Arthur Conan Doyal Encyclopedia https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sir_Isaac_Pitman_%26_Sons
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Record created by AE.
Record revised by KM.