Wang-Krogdahl Shorthand
Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
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Wang-Krogdahl is a form of shorthand
Shorthand was only introduced in Norway when it became necessary to record the proceedings of the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) in a more reliable and official manner from the middle of the 19th century onwards.
In 1857, 14 shorthand writers were finally hired following an 1845 command by King Oscar I. In the beginning an old Swedish system was used (Gotrek's; a geometrical system), but once the news of Gabelsberger's system reached Norway in 1865 a switch was inevitable.
Gabelsberger's system remained the dominant system of shorthand in Norway for a hundred years.
However, because of the increasing demand for and popularity of shorthand from the 1930s onwards, a need for a simpler system arose.
