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Laurent Clerc (17851869) Louis Laurent Marie Clerc Pioneering educator Quote: “…why there are among the human kind white, black, red, and yellow men. The Deaf and Dumb are everywhere, in Asia, in Africa, as well as in Europe and America…I think our deafness proceeds from an act of Providence, I would say, from the will of God…We therefore cannot but thank God for having made us Deaf and Dumb…” (1818). [Engraving from Silent Worker (1902) 14 (18), 124] Born: 26 December 1785 La Balme, France Died : 18 July 1869 (83 years old) Hartford, Conn. Spring Grove Cemetery Family of origin : Father (Joseph Francis Clerc) was a notary public and mayor of the town Mother (Elizabeth Cady) Involvement/Contributions to the Deaf Community : Attended and taught at Deaf School in Paris CoEstablished the first permanent public Deaf School in the United States Celebrated as the first Deaf teacher in the United States Wrote articles for Deaf press Schooling : 1797: entered Institution Nationale des SourdsMuets à Paris (INJS) Master of Arts: Trinity College, Hartford

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Laurent  Clerc  (1785-­1869)  Louis  Laurent  Marie  Clerc  Pioneering  educator    Quote:  “…why  there  are  among  the  human  kind  white,  black,  red,  and  yellow  men.    The  Deaf  and  Dumb  are  everywhere,  in  Asia,  in  Africa,  as  well  as  in  Europe  and  America…I  think  our  deafness  proceeds  from  an  act  of  Providence,  I  would  say,  from  the  will  of  God…We  therefore  cannot  but  thank  God  for  having  made  us  Deaf  and  Dumb…”  (1818).    

 [Engraving  from  Silent  Worker  (1902)  14  (18),  124]    Born:    26  December  1785                            La  Balme,  France    Died:    18  July  1869  (83  years  old)     Hartford,  Conn.     Spring  Grove  Cemetery    Family  of  origin:  Father  (Joseph  Francis  Clerc)  was  a  notary  public  and  mayor  of  the  town  Mother  (Elizabeth  Cady)    Involvement/Contributions  to  the  Deaf  Community:  Attended  and  taught  at  Deaf  School  in  Paris  Co-­‐Established  the  first  permanent  public  Deaf  School  in  the  United  States  Celebrated  as  the  first  Deaf  teacher  in  the  United  States  Wrote  articles  for  Deaf  press    Schooling:      1797:  entered  Institution  Nationale  des  Sourds-­‐Muets  à  Paris  (INJS)  Master  of  Arts:    Trinity  College,  Hartford  

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 Professional  Experiences:  1806:    appointed  as  teacher  at  the  Nationale  des  Sourds-­‐Muets  1817:    with  T.H.  Gallaudet  established  the  American  School  for  the  Deaf                                    and  was  a  teacher  and  retired  in  1858  1821-­‐1822:    Acting  Principal  of  the  Pennsylvania  School  for  the  Deaf  Prepared  and  tutored  sign  language  to  teachers/administrators  for  work  with  Deaf  students      Honors  (too  numerous  to  list  all,  some  examples):  1850:    Deaf  alumni  and  community  members  organize  a  tribute  to  Laurent  Clerc  (and  Rev.  Thomas  Hopkins  Gallaudet)  at  Hartford,  Conn.      Busts  of  Clerc  at  ASD  and  Gallaudet  University  Many  Deaf  organizations  are  named  in  his  honor  such  as:    Laurent  Clerc  National  Deaf  Education  Center  at  Gallaudet  University    (Kendall  Demonstration  School  and  Model  Secondary  School  for  the  Deaf),  Laurent  Clerc  Cultural  Fund  (Gallaudet  Alumni  Association),  and  Association  Laurent  Clerc  (La  Balme,  France)    Personal  information:  1819:    Married  Eliza  Crocker  Boardman  Four  children  survived  to  adulthood:                Daughter  Elizabeth  Victoria  Clerc  (Beers)  became  an  instructor  at  ASD            Son  Rev.  Francis  Joseph  Clerc  became  ”a  missionary  to  Deaf  people”    List  of  original  documents/links  :  Clerc,  L.    (1849)    Jean  Massieu.      American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  2  (2),  84-­‐89  and  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  2  (4),  203-­‐217.    (Download  article:    http://saveourdeafschools.org/massieu.pdf)    The  Diary  of  Laurent  Clerc’s  Voyage  from  France  to  America  in  1816  (West  Hartford,  CT:  American  School  for  the  Deaf,  1952).(Download  book:  http://saveourdeafschools.org/diary_of_laurent_clercs_voyage.pdf)    Clerc,  L.  (1847  and  1848).    “Visits  to  Some  of  the  Schools  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  in  France  and  England,”  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  1(1),  62–66,  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  1  (2),  113–120,  and  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  1  (3),  170–176.    Clerc,  L.    (1852).    “Laurent  Clerc:    Autobiography.”  In  H.    Barnard,    A  Tribute  to  Gallaudet.    (pp.  106-­‐116).    Hartford,  Conn:    Brockett  and  Hutchinson.    (Download  book  at:  http://books.google.com/books/about/Tribute_to_Gallaudet.html?id=3gMBAAAAYAAJ)        

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References  and  books/articles/links  about  Laurent  Clerc  :  Braddock,  G.  C.  (1975).    Notable  Deaf  Persons.    Washington,  DC:    Gallaudet  Alumni  Association.    Denison,  J.    (1847).  “The  Memory  of  Laurent  Clerc:  Dedication  Address  for  Clerc  Memorial,”  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  19  (4),  238–244.    “Facts  in  relation  to  Deaf  Mutes  and  their  Education.”    (1902)  Silent  Worker,  14(8),  124-­‐6.    Gallaudet,  E.M.  (1888).  "Life  of  Thomas  Hopkins  Gallaudet  –  Founder  of  Deaf-­‐Mute  Instruction  in  America."  New  York:    Henry  Holt  and  Company.  (Download  book:  http://saveourdeafschools.org/life_of_thomas_hopkins_gallaudet.pdf)    Lane,  H.  (1984).  When  the  Mind  Hears:  A  History  of  the  Deaf.  New  York,  NY.  Random  House.    Lang,  Harry  G.,  and  Meath-­‐Lang,  Bonnie  (1995).    Deaf  Persons  in  the  Arts  and  Sciences.    Westport,  CT:    Greenwood  Publishing  Group.    Porter,  S.  (1858)  “Retirement  of  Mr.  Clerc,”  American  Annals  of  the  Deaf,  10  (3),    181–183.    Other  information/documents/images:      [below  image  from:  www.findagrave.com]  

 

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