Hamden Landon Forkner, Sr. (March 10, 1897 – November 25, 1975) was an American educator and writer who created

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, an educational organization for high school and college students, and developed the Forkner shorthand system for taking dictation.

Life and career

Forkner was born on March 10, 1897, to Allen F. Forkner and Lucy Adline Irvine. He graduated from the

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and was a professor of education at the

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, where he developed the concept of what would become the

. As an author, Forkner wrote the books “20th Century Bookkeeping & Accounting” (1940, co-authored with Alva Leroy Prickett), “Correlated Dictation and Transcription: Pitman Edition” (1946, co-authored with Agnes E. Osborne and James E. O’Brien), “Developing a Curriculum for Modern Living (1954, co-authored with Florence B. Stratmeyer), and “Study Guide for Forkner Shorthand” (1965, co-authored with Jean G. Hanna and published by his Forkner Publishing Company).Books & Collectibles
/ref> He died at his home in

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on November 13, 1975, at the age of 78.

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