About Jean-Baptiste Estoup
Lived 1868 – 1950 (aged 82). Jean-Baptiste Estoup was a French stenographer and philologist.
Jean-Baptiste Estoup (16 January 1868, in Navenne – 17 April 1950, in Paris) was a French stenographer and writer on stenography.
Estoup was General Secretary of the Institut Sténographique de France. In his Gammes sténographiques (3d ed. 1912), he pioneered the investigation of the regularity later known as Zipf's law.
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Estoup?
French stenographer (1868–1950)
When was Jean-Baptiste Estoup born?
Jean-Baptiste Estoup was born on 16 January 1868 in Haute-Saône.
When did Jean-Baptiste Estoup die?
Jean-Baptiste Estoup died on 17 April 1950 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Jean-Baptiste Estoup's occupation?
Jean-Baptiste Estoup was a stenographer and philologist.
What nationality was Jean-Baptiste Estoup?
Jean-Baptiste Estoup was French.
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