Olof Melin

Olof Werling Melin
Olof Werling Melin
Born	1849 Göteborg
Died	January 15, 1940 Stockholm
Residence	Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Known for	Melin Shorthand

Olof Melin (Olof Werling Melin) (b. 1849, Göteborg, Sweden – d. January 15, 1940, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish colonel and the creator of Melin Shorthand, the dominant shorthand system in Sweden.

Biography

Melin taught the Gabelsberger shorthand system in the Swedish army. Being dissatisfied with it, he created an alternative system subsequently called Melin Shorthand. This system quickly became the dominant shorthand system in Sweden.

Olof Melin also published several books. The most notable among them are Stenografiens histora, första delen and Stenografiens historia, andra delen (The history of shorthand - Part I and Part II), which can be regarded as his Magnum Opus. In these two books Melin described the history of shorthand from the ancient Greece to modern times.

Bibliography

• Melin, O.W. (1892). Förenklad snabbskrift. Stockholm. (The first publication of Melin Shorthand).^[1]
• Melin, O.W. (1927). Stenografiens historia, första delen. Stockholm.
• Melin, O.W. (1929). Stenografiens historia, andra delen. Stockholm.

See also

• Shorthand
• Melin Shorthand

References

1. ^ Nordisk Familjebok pp. 1269-1270, 1917.

Persondata
Name	Gregg, John Robert
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Date of birth	1849
Place of birth	Göteborg
Date of death	January 15, 1940
Place of death	Stockholm