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Marcus Tullius Tiro

Roman stenographer

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use of shorthand

  • In shorthand: History and development of shorthand

    Marcus Tullius Tiro, a learned freedman who was a member of Cicero’s household, invented the notae Tironianae (“Tironian notes”), the first Latin shorthand system. Devised in 63 bc, it lasted over a thousand years. Tiro also compiled a shorthand dictionary. Among the early accomplished shorthand…

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