Clerc Study Questions Flashcards
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Who is Laurent Clerc?
Apostle to the Deaf People of America, a deaf French man that came to America to cofind the first deaf school in America
When was he born and when did he die?
December 26,1785. July 18, 1869
Where was he born?
La BalmelesGrottes, in France
How did he go Deaf? What senses does he have left?
He fell from his high chair into the kitchen fire place and had severely burned, a fever developed and later he had lost his sense of smell and hearing; Sight, and touch
Were his parents famous or hold a position of importance?
Hold a position of importance dad was a Major and justice of the peace
Where did he attend school?
Institut National des Jeune SourdsMuets, France
How did he end up in the US?
he was offered a teaching position there, Thomas Gallaudet offered him a 3 year contract to teach for the deaf.
Who did he become friends with in America?
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Alias Cogswell, and Dr. Cogswell,
What was his wife’s name?
Eliza Crocker Boardman
Was she Deaf or hearing?
Deaf
Did they have kids? How many? Were they deaf or hearing?
yes, 6, only 4 were alive, and no children were deaf
Who was Thomas Gallaudet?
He was a minister, he wanted to learn sign language so he can communicate with Alice Cogswell
What is Clerc’s name sign and why?
the middle and index fingers brushed downward across the right cheek near the mouth, because he fell into a fireplace and his cheek was burned and he has a scar there.
What is Gallaudet’s name sign and why?
G hand and sign glasses with one hand
What title do the Deaf attribute to Clerc?
Apostle to the Deaf
Where his parents proud of him? What did his dad think of his Deaf son? What did his mom think?
Clercs dad was embarrest of him but his mom wanted him to have a educations so she found a school and wasted to cure him.
How many days did it take Clerc and Gallaudet to come to America on the ship?
52 days
What route did they take?
The Atlantic Ocean
List the “First’s” that Clerc accomplished.
He was the first deaf person to speak to the congress, first deaf teacher in America,
What significant event happened just one month after Clerc’s Golden Anniversary?
He died
Who created and founded the first Deaf school in the world?
Abbe de Sicard
What caused Alice Cogswell’s deafness?
Spotted fever
Who became interested in working with the Deaf after observing Alice Cogswell?
Gallaudet
Gallaudet married a Deaf woman named
Sophia Fowler
