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Louis Laurent Marie Clerc (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ klɛʁ]; 26 December 1788 – 18 July 1869) was a French teacher called "The Apostle of the Deaf in America" and was regarded as the most renowned deaf person in American Deaf History.
Born deaf in 1785 in La Balme-les-Grottes, France, Clerc’s journey from a silent world to becoming a pivotal figure in the establishment of the first permanent school for the deaf in America is a story of resilience, innovation, and profound influence.
Back in America, they established the Connecticut Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, which was later named the American School for the Deaf, in 1817. Gallaudet was the director, and Clerc was the first deaf teacher in America.
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by Kylie Sundsmo | April 18, 2017 Laurent Clerc is one of the most famous people in Deaf history. He is known for helping start the first permanent school for the Deaf in the United States, called the American School for the Deaf. He is one of my favorite people from deaf history because he devoted much of his time to improve the lives of deaf peop...
by Erin Young | February 14, 2017 My favourite person in Deaf history is Laurent Clerc because he was Deaf and he taught Thomas Gallaudet FSL. I think it is very cool of him to be willing to teach a hearing person sign language, and to accompany him to another country to start a school for the Deaf. I think that was very brave of Clerc to leave his...
by Stanley Howell | April 27, 2017 It is difficult to select just one person from such a long list of noted personalities who have played various roles in the history of the deaf culture in the U. S. and around the world. What criteria does one use in selecting from Bridgman the Gallaudets, Bell, Stokoe, then Keller, Hoy, Matlin, Jordan, and so man...
Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America’s first school for the deaf.
Apr 27, 2008 · In 1797, when Laurent was twelve years old, his uncle after whom he was named, Laurent Clerc, enrolled him in the Instit National de Jeune Sourds-Mirets in Paris. This was the first public school for the deaf in the world. The school was started by a priest named Abbe De L'Epee.
When he was twelve years old, his uncle-godfather after whom he was named, Laurent Clerc, enrolled him in the Institut National des Jeune Sourds-Muets. This institution was the first public school for the deaf in the world, established by the priest Abbe De L’Epee, known as the “father of the deaf.”.
