# John Townsend

> John Townsend was a Congregationalist minister, and founder of both the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, the first public institution in England for deaf children and Caterham School.

*English benefactor, born 1757*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-townsend

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1757-03-24
- **Died:** 1826-02-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Townsend was a Congregationalist minister, and founder of both the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, the first public institution in England for deaf children and Caterham School.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.0
- **Momentum:** 2.0

## Sources
- [John Townsend (educator)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Townsend_(educator))
- [John Townsend (Pädagoge)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Townsend_(P%C3%A4dagoge))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18879321)

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