Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abbé_Charles-Michel_de_l'Épée
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:birthDate 1712-11-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_Saint-Roch,_Paris
gptkbp:deathDate 1789-12-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:field deaf education
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Institution_Nationale_des_Sourds-Muets_à_Paris
gptkbp:honor Statue at the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Laurent_Clerc
gptkb:Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet
gptkb:Roch-Ambroise_Cucurron_Sicard
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering deaf education
development of French Sign Language
founding the first free public school for the deaf
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:French_Sign_Language
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableWork Institution des sourds et muets par la voie des signes méthodiques
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:philanthropist
gptkbp:otherName Father of the Deaf
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Institution_Nationale_des_Sourds-Muets
gptkb:Institution_Nationale_des_Sourds-Muets_à_Paris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7