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Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, LL.D., (December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851) was a renowned American pioneer in the education of the deaf. He helped found and was for many years the principal of the first institution for the education of the deaf in the United States. When opened in 1817, it was called the "Hartford School for the Deaf" in Connecticut, but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A deaf individual, or deaf person, may mean: a pre-lingually deaf person, someone who is deaf at birth or became deaf in infancy before acquiring mastery of a spoken language, will often have sign language as a first language, and may be part of the Deaf community. ... The American School for the Deaf (ASD) was the first institution for the education of the deaf in America. ...

Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1805 and master's degree in 1810. He wanted to do many things such as study law, engage in trade, or study divinity. In 1814 Gallaudet became a preacher; he later became interested in writing children's books. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Yale redirects here. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Divinity (disambiguation) and Divine (disambiguation). ...

Gallaudet's wish to become a preacher was put aside when he met Alice Cogswell, the nine-year-old deaf daughter of a neighbor, Dr. Mason Cogswell. He taught her many words by writing them with a stick in the dirt. Then Cogswell asked Gallaudet to travel to Europe to study methods for teaching deaf students, especially those of the Braidwood family in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gallaudet found the Braidwoods unwilling to share knowledge of their oral communication method. At the same time, he was not satisfied that the oral method produced desirable results. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Thomas Braidwood was born in 1717 at Hillhead Farm, Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

While still in Great Britain, he met Abbé Sicard, head of the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets in Paris, and two of its deaf faculty members, Laurent Clerc and Jean Massieu. Sicard invited Gallaudet to Paris to study the school's method of teaching the deaf using manual communication. Impressed with the manual method, Gallaudet studied teaching methodology under Sicard, learning sign language from Massieu and Clerc, who were both highly educated graduates of the school. This article is about the capital of France. ... Laurent Clerc (born Louis Laurent Marie Clerc) was born December 26, 1785 in La Balme les Grottes, department of Isere, France, a village on the northeastern edge of Lyon. ... Pupils in a traditional classroom situation signal to their teacher that they want to be heard Manual communication systems use articulation of the hands (hand signs), gestures, body language and facial expressions in place of the voice to mediate a message between persons. ... Two sign language Intepreters working as a team for a school. ...

Having persuaded Clerc to accompany him, Gallaudet sailed back to America. The two men toured New England and successfully raised private and public funds to found a school for deaf students in Hartford, which later became known as the American School for the Deaf. Young Alice was one of the first seven students in the United States. This is where his school began. Even some hearing students came to this school to learn. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... The American School for the Deaf (ASD) was the first institution for the education of the deaf in America. ...

His son Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917) founded in 1857 the first college for the deaf which in 1864 became Gallaudet University. The university also offers education for those in elementary, middle, and high school. The elementary school on the Gallaudet University Campus is named Kendall Demonstration School for the Deaf, the middle and high school is Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD). Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917), son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was a famous early educator of the deaf in Washington, DC. He founded the first college for the deaf in 1864 which later became Gallaudet University. ... It has been suggested that Gallaudet United Now Movement be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

The primary language used on the Gallaudet University Campus is American Sign Language (ASL), which many believe Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was the father of. ASL was actually a combination of the signs used on Martha's Vineyard^{[citation needed]}, an island off of New England, and French Sign Language. Martha's Vineyard was inhabited almost completely by the deaf. Alternatively, Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr., Professor Emeritus at Gallaudet University, proposed to linguists that American Sign Language was indeed a language, and not a signed code for English. He was the author of Sign Language Structure, published in 1960. It has been suggested that ASL Grammar be merged into this article or section. ... Map of Marthas Vineyard. ... William Stokoe (pronounced Stokie) (1919 - 2000) was a scholar who researched American Sign Language (ASL) extensively while he worked at Gallaudet University. ...

Many people within the deaf community believe Dr. Stokoe to be the real father of American Sign Language as opposed to Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.^{[citation needed]} The residual effect of Dr. Stokoe's studies has resulted in American Sign Language becoming a federally protected and recognized language in the academic world.^{[citation needed]}

Gallaudet had another son, Thomas Gallaudet, who became an Episcopal priest and also worked for the deaf. Thomas Gallaudet (June 3, 1822-August 27, 1902), a famous American Episcopal priest, was born in Hartford, Connecticut. ...

Thomas H. Gallaudet saw a barrier between the hearing world and the deaf and spent his adult life bridging the communication gap. He died at his home in Hartford on September 10, 1851, aged 63. There is a residence hall named in his honor at nearby Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. When used by itself in a sentence, the term Hartford can refer to one of several places in the United States. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 2006 NEC CHAMPS BABY! GO CCSU BLUE DEVILS WHOOO!!! Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Region Incorporated (town) 1850 Incorporated (city) 1870 Consolidated 1905 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Timothy T. Stewart Area  - City 34. ...

Sources

• "Recent Deaths"; New York Daily Times; September 18, 1851; page 2. (Accessed from The New York Times (1851–2003), ProQuest Historical Newspapers, September 19, 2006).

• "Tribute to Gallaudet--A Discourse in Commemoration of the Life, Character and Services, of the Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, LL.D.--Delivered Before the Citizens of Hartford, Jan. 7th, 1852. With an Appendix, Containing History of Deaf-Mute Instruction and Institutions, and other Documents." By Henry Barnard, 1852. (Download book: http://www.gallyprotest.org/tribute_to_gallaudet.pdf)

External links

• Photographs of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet statue at Gallaudet University