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Aulay Macaulay (died 1788) was an 18th century English Further reading
tea-dealer, based in Manchester, who invented a system • Hodgkinson, J.L; Pogson, Rex (1960), The early
of shorthand which could be used in English and many Manchester theatre, A. Blond for the Society for
other languages. He died on 19 March 1788, in Manches- Theatre Research
ter.[1][2]
In the 18th century Macaulay invented a system of
shorthand, which he named "Polygraphy". His system External links
was documented in a self printed book titled Polygraphy • Macaulay, Aulay (1747), Polygraphy or Shorthand Made
or Shorthand Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity Being an Easy to the Meanest Capacity Being an Universal
Universal Character Fitted to All Languages Which may be Character Fitted to All Languages Which may be learnt by
learnt by this Book without the help of a Master, published in this Book without the help of a Master,
1747. In order to ward off possible pirated editions of his http://www.archive.org/details/
work, Macaulay personally signed each copy, and wrote polygraphyorsho00conggoog
within the book: "whoever presumes to pirate my Book, Other links
will be prosecuted with the utmost Rigour".[3] • A question concerning Aulay Macaulay, posted on
His shorthand system was the first English system to "Notes and Queries" of the The Guardian
include written vowels; and he was the first to intend his
Persondata
system for other languages. Within his book, he used his
system to write a psalm in 8 different languages. His book Name Macaulay, Aulay
included a dedication to George, Prince of Wales (who Alternative names
would later become George III, King of the United King- Short description
dom of Great Britain and Ireland).[4]
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death 19 March 1788
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