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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

American educator and founder of the American School for the Deaf

  • Fame49.9
  • Momentum0.3
  • Educators rank#112
Source-basedStable
  • Fame49.9
  • Momentum0.3
  • Educators rank#112
  • Wikipedia1.4K
Lived 1787–1851, aged 64United States
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    1787–1851
    Aged 64
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Updated 2026-08-24

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it was called the "Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons", but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf.

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Momentum0.3
Historical18.3
Now attention1.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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