Théodore-Pierre Bertin

Teacher, Deceased Person

1751 – 1819

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Who was Théodore-Pierre Bertin?

Théodore-Pierre Bertin was the author of fifty-odd works on various subjects, but is primarily remembered as the person responsible for adapting Samuel Taylor's shorthand to the French language and introducing modern shorthand to France.

Born at Provins to Louis Bertin, a parliamentary lawyer, and Louise Mitantier, Bertin taught English before travelling to London to work as a translator. He studied Taylor shorthand during his time in Britain and, on returning to Paris in 1791, translated into French Taylor's book An essay intended to establish a standard for a universal system of Stenography, or Short-hand writing, publishing it in 1792 under the title Système universel et complet de Stenographie ou Manière abrégée d'écrire applicable à tous les idiomes. In 1795, the French National Convention gave him an annual grant to continue this work. His book went into a second edition in 1795, a third in 1796 and a fourth in 1803. He continued to work for the government during the Directory, but the Consulate and First Empire did not employ his services. Under the Restauration, he established a stenographic service for the French Parliament and took a government post in the administration of business licenses. In 1817, he had become stenographer for the conservative journal Le Moniteur Universel. He died, aged 67, in Paris.

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Born
Nov 2, 1751
Provins
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Jan 25, 1819
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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