Jeanette Berglind

Jeanette Berglind
Berglind on 23 August 1895
Born
Johanna Apollonia (Jeanette) Berglind

(1816-08-21)August 21, 1816
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedSeptember 14, 1903(1903-09-14) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationTeacher of the deaf
Known forFounding one of the first schools for the deaf in Sweden

Johanna "Jeanette" Apollonia Berglind (21 August 1816, in Stockholm – 14 September 1903, in Stockholm), was a Swedish sign language teacher and principal. In 1860, she founded one of the first schools for the deaf and mute in her country: Tysta Skolan (Silent School) in Stockholm.[1]

  1. ^ Erik Hanson. "Jeanette A Berglind". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.