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Charles-Michel de l'Épée

French priest and educator of the deaf

  • Fame51.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Educators rank#73
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame51.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Educators rank#73
  • Wikipedia2.8K
Lived 1712–1789, aged 77France
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  • Era
    1712–1789
    Aged 77
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Updated 2026-06-20

Charles-Michel de l'Épée was an 18th-century French Catholic priest and philanthropic educator who advocated for sign language as the preferred method of teaching deaf people, and has become known as the "Father of the Deaf". He founded the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris, the first public school for the deaf, in 1760.

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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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