ID
1175
Nationality
American
born Irish
Occupation
Inventor
Summary
Born at Rockcorry, Ireland; hearing damaged in boyhood by a teacher's physical punishment. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1893 and lived in Chicago; invented the Gregg Shorthand system about 1888 while at Liverpool, England, and published the definitive version in Boston, MA shortly after his immigration, though he soon relocated to Chicago. Founded a school for the teaching of his shorthand system and won many awards.
References
Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.1 p.481; Movers & Shakers, p.61-65; Deaf Heritage, p.169; The Forgotten People, p.23-27; Digest of the Deaf, Dec. 1939, p.12-14.
Dates
16 July 1867-23 February 1948