Technically he did not "discover" the style ofr teaching students with sign, it was a full blown language by the time it came into the USA. It was Laurent Clerc whom was brought over to teach a few students who were deaf by a wealthy businessman. ASL the sign language used in the USA Canda and some of Mexico, Puertio RIco for obvious reasons. Was based on the French style of sign, and has since evolved into the useful language today.
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Thomas Gallaudet's main contribution to education was his work in establishing the first American school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. This school was instrumental in developing techniques for teaching deaf students, including the use of sign language. Gallaudet's efforts helped to revolutionize education for the deaf in the United States.
His father's name was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. His mother was Sophia Fowlet Gallaudet.
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet died September 10, 1851
Thomas Gallaudet was instrumental in promoting education for the deaf in the mid-1800s. He founded the first school for the deaf in the United States, the American School for the Deaf, and developed teaching methods that focused on sign language and visual communication to help deaf students learn and communicate effectively. Gallaudet's work laid the foundation for deaf education in the United States and helped to empower deaf individuals through education.
Thomas Gallaudet discovered the method of teaching sign language to the deaf in France. He observed the success of the French Sign Language while studying at the Royal Institution for Deaf-Mutes in Paris in the early 19th century.
Sophia Gallaudet was the widow of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, and mother of Edward Miner Gallaudet, who started Gallaudet University for the deaf. Sophia Gallaudet became the University's first school matron. Source: Gallaudet University website
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Thomas Gallaudet's, who developed a method to educate people who were hearing impaired, opened the Hartford School for the Deaf in Connecticut in 1817.
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Learningtogive.org says that he developed a lung-related illness after he graduated and died from comlications of the disease on September 10, 1851. But lifeprint.com says he and his wife contracted dysentery in 1851 and he never recovered.