This is an alphabetical list of any individuals, legendary or real, who are purported by traditions to have invented
alphabets or other
writing systems, whether this is proven or not.
Cadmus - legendary Phoenician prince, ascribed invention of
Greek alphabet c. 1350 BC (?) according to tradition.
Cangjie - legendary Chinese scribe, also ascribed invention of Chinese characters c. 2650 BC (?) according to tradition.
Carmenta - legendary Roman prophetess and mother of
Evander, ascribed adoption of Greek alphabet to
Latin alphabet c. 1250 BC (?) according to tradition.
C.C. Elian (artist) - invented Elian script, c. 1980s, a transformation of the Latin alphabet into lines and dashes, allowing for multiple variations of the same word.
Frumentius - Syrian saint who converted the African
kingdom of Aksum to Christianity, traditionally credited with development of consonantal
Ge'ez script into vocalic Ge'ez script in the mid 4th-century.
Fu Hsi - legendary Chinese king, ascribed invention of
Chinese characters c. 2850 BC (?) according to tradition.
Tata-tonga was a 13th-century Uyghur scribe captured by Genghis Khan from the Naimans and involved in bringing and adapting the Old
Uyghur alphabet to the
Mongolian Plateau in the form of the
Mongolian script (Mongol bichig or hudum bichig). After his capture, he was invited to teach the
Old Uyghur alphabet to members of the court, including the Khan's sons.
W. John (or John W.) Weilgart - Austrian-born American psychoanalyst and philosopher; creator of the philosophical language
aUI and its writing system.
This is an alphabetical list of any individuals, legendary or real, who are purported by traditions to have invented
alphabets or other
writing systems, whether this is proven or not.
Cadmus - legendary Phoenician prince, ascribed invention of
Greek alphabet c. 1350 BC (?) according to tradition.
Cangjie - legendary Chinese scribe, also ascribed invention of Chinese characters c. 2650 BC (?) according to tradition.
Carmenta - legendary Roman prophetess and mother of
Evander, ascribed adoption of Greek alphabet to
Latin alphabet c. 1250 BC (?) according to tradition.
C.C. Elian (artist) - invented Elian script, c. 1980s, a transformation of the Latin alphabet into lines and dashes, allowing for multiple variations of the same word.
Frumentius - Syrian saint who converted the African
kingdom of Aksum to Christianity, traditionally credited with development of consonantal
Ge'ez script into vocalic Ge'ez script in the mid 4th-century.
Fu Hsi - legendary Chinese king, ascribed invention of
Chinese characters c. 2850 BC (?) according to tradition.
Tata-tonga was a 13th-century Uyghur scribe captured by Genghis Khan from the Naimans and involved in bringing and adapting the Old
Uyghur alphabet to the
Mongolian Plateau in the form of the
Mongolian script (Mongol bichig or hudum bichig). After his capture, he was invited to teach the
Old Uyghur alphabet to members of the court, including the Khan's sons.
W. John (or John W.) Weilgart - Austrian-born American psychoanalyst and philosopher; creator of the philosophical language
aUI and its writing system.