Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian [SEP] place of death
Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian
Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian (b. August 4, 1789 at Pointe-à-Pitre (also written: Ponte-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe; d. February 24, 1839 Pointe-à-Pitre) was one of the first hearing educators in France to achieve native-level fluency in French Sign Language. He wrote an important book titled "Mimographie," which was published in 1825, which utilized a method of writing signs.
Life.
From the Caribbean Island of
was hardly recognized till shortly before his death at Paris.
In 1803 Sicard became a member of the Académie française, occupying Seat 3 as the successor to the François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, who was a diplomat.
See also.
- Roch-Ambroise Auguste Bébian