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Edward Miner Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet (February 5, 1837 – September 26, 1917), son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Sophia Fowler Gallaudet, was a famous early educator of the deaf in Washington, DC.
Biography.
As a youth, he enjoyed working with tools and also built an "electrical machine." He kept birds, fowl, and rabbits, spending most of his time in the city, but also occasionally venturing into the country. He had a fond memory of climbing a hill with
- Gallaudet, Edward Miner, "History of the College for the Deaf, 1857—1888, 1888—1906-7", Original Manuscript. (Download entire manuscript: http://www.gallyprotest.org/history_of_the_college_for_the_deaf.pdf, or page by page: http://www.gallyprotest.org/history_of_the_college_for_the_deaf/history_of_the_college_for_the_deaf_page_1.pdf, etc.)
- Gallaudet, Edward Miner (1983) "History of the College for the Deaf, 1857-1907", Washington, DC: Gallaudet College Press. (LINK to Google books.)
- Gallaudet, Edward Miner, Opening Address at the First Commencement of Gallaudet, 1869. (