Heinrich Roller

Heinrich Roller
Born(1839-03-10)10 March 1839
Berlin, Germany
Died6 September 1916(1916-09-06) (aged 77)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Other namesRoland vom Hochplateau
Occupationauthor
Known forinventing a German shorthand system

Christian Heinrich Roller (10 March 1839 – 6 September 1916), better known as Heinrich Roller and also known by his pen name Roland vom Hochplateau, was the inventor of a German shorthand system. Roller was also a writer of humorist texts and a professor at the "Journalistische Hochschule" in Berlin.