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Laurent Clerc 1785-1869
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In 1816 he meets Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who convinces him to come to America to help establish the first school for the deaf in the States. [2]
1. Smith, Vivian. "Laurent Clerc." Gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet Univesity, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
2. Naranjo, Diane. "Deaf People: Laurent Clerc." lifeprint.
William Vicars,Ed.D. n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
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Had no formal schooling until he was 12 yrs old when he was enrolled in the Instit National de Jeune Sourds-Mirets in Paris. The first school for the deaf in the world. [2]
By 1816 he had become Chief Assistant to the headmistress and was teaching the highest class in the institution.
Clerc taught French Sign Language but soon integrated signs already established in America slowly morphing them into what we currently know as American Sign Language.
Many of Laurent Clercs' students went on to establish schools across America.
30 schools established over his lifetime.
Born in France December 26, 1785
Became deaf at one year old from falling into a fire. He also lost his sense of smell and was scarred across the right side of his face which was the inspiration for his name sign. [1]
April 15, 1817 Clerc and Gallaudet open the Connecticut Asylum at Hartford for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons.
The name was later changed to the American School for the Deaf. [2]