Thomas Gallaudet | |
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Born | |
Died | August 27, 1902 | (aged 80)
Occupation | Episcopal priest |
Spouse | Elizabeth Budd |
Thomas Gallaudet (June 3, 1822 – August 27, 1902),[1] an American Episcopal priest,[2] was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was the renowned pioneer of deaf education in the United States. His mother, Sophia Fowler Gallaudet, who was deaf, was the founding matron of the school that became Gallaudet University. His brother, Edward Miner Gallaudet, was founder and President of the university.