Eliza Boardman Burnz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eliza Boardman Burnz

shorthand inventor and promoter

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1823

Place of Birth: Essex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1903

Profession: librarian, inventor, promoter

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eliza Boardman Burnz (31 October 1823 - 19 June 1903) was a nineteenth century American shorthand inventor and promoter.
Her simplified alphabet, arranged in the basis of Isaac Pitman's Phonography, was the subject of Mark Twain's essay A Simplified Alphabet.