About John Willis
Lived 1575 – 1625 (aged 49–50). John Willis was an English inventor.
John Willis, (ca. 1575 – 28 November 1625 ) was a British clergyman, stenographer and mnemonician. He developed a simple style of shorthand based on the work by Timothy Bright.
Early life Willis graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1592.
Works The Art of Stenographie, London, 1602
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Who was John Willis?
British cleric, stenographer and mnemonician
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John Willis was born in 1575.
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John Willis died on 28 November 1625.
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John Willis was an inventor.
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John Willis was English.
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