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| Born | 31 October 1823 Essex, England |
| Died | 19 June 1903 (aged 79) Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, educator |
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Eliza Boardman Burnz (31 October 1823 - 19 June 1903)[1] 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.
- ^ In memoriam, Eliza Boardman Burnz, born, October 31, 1823, deceased, June 19, 1903. Printed in Roman type and in fonic-shorthand.