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Gallaudet, Thomas |
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Gallaudet, Thomas (Hopkins) (1787–1851) educator; born in Philadelphia. He studied European methods of deaf education before becoming the founding president of the first American free school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn. (1817–30). A pioneer in training teachers of the deaf, he also actively promoted the education of African-Americans and women. Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
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