Frank Edward McGurrin

Frank Edward McGurrin
Born(1861-04-02)April 2, 1861 [1]
Grand Rapids, Michigan
DiedAugust 17, 1933(1933-08-17) (aged 72)
Oakland, California[1]
PartnerJane Darling McGurrin

Frank Edward McGurrin (April 2, 1861 – August 17, 1933) invented touch typing in 1888.[2] He was a court stenographer at Salt Lake City who taught typing classes. He taught himself to touch type without looking at the keys, before challenging and winning a competition.

  1. ^ a b Rites Held for Club Founder, Oakland Tribune, Vol.CXIX, No.50 (August 19, 1933), p.3, l.7.
  2. ^ Wyckoff Seamans & Benedict (1900), The History of Touch Typewriting, New York: Guilbert Putnam, pp. 6–10