Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins, 1787-1851
Dates
- Existence: 1787 - 1851
Biography
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851) was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it was called the "Connecticut Asylum (at Hartford) for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons," but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet report
Collection
Identifier: Mss 834312
Mss 834312
Date(s):
1834-05-12
Abstract
In English.