Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (February 9, 1789 - January 4, 1849, both in Munich) was German inventor of shorthand writing system, named Gabelsberger shorthand after him. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Shorthand is a general term referring to any abbreviated or symbolic writing method that improves speed of writing or brevity as compared to a standard method of writing the language. ... Gabelsberger shorthand, named for its creator Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, is a form of shorthand previously common in Germany. ...
Gabelsberger, employed as typist by Bavarian government, started to develop new shorthand system at age of 28. His system was first fully described in textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder Stenographie (1834) and became rapidly used. With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
Gabelsbergershorthand, named for its creator, is a form of shorthand previously common in Germany and Austria.
Created circa 1817 by FranzXaverGabelsberger, it was first fully described in the 1834 textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder Stenographie and became rapidly used.
Gabelsbergershorthand was adopted into a large number of languages and was particularly succesful in Scandinavia, the Slav countries and Italy.