World Report: November 14, 2003 Vol. 9 Iss. 9

Mystery Person

Clue 1: In 1821, I invented a written version of the Cherokee language.

Clue 2: I didn't know how to read or write. Still, I created an alphabet of 86 symbols representing each syllable of my language.

Clue 3: Today, Cherokees all around the country can read and write their language because of my invention.

Who am I?

November 7 answer: James Naismith