Nies, Edwin W.

ID
2070
Nationality
American
Occupation
Dentist
Medicine
Episcopal priest
Clergy (Episcopal)
Religion
Summary
Born at New York City; deafened by spinal meningitis at 6 1/2; attended the Lexington School for the deaf; B.A. (1911) from Gallaudet College; completed University of Pennsylvania Dental School in 1914 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Had a private practice in New York City; instructed at Columbia University; dentist attached to the Lexington and New York Schools for the deaf and to the Knickerbocker Hospital; ordained an Episcopal priest in 1950. Married Maud Peet (hearing). Retired from the clergy in 1964.
References
Silent Worker, v.3 no.2, October 1950, p.3-5; Successful Careers out of Gallaudet College, Series 2, p.22-24; Silence of the Spheres, p.78-79; American Annals of the Deaf, March 1940, p.156-157; Silent Worker, Oct. 1950, p.3-5; I'm Deaf Too!, p.24-27.
Dates
1892?-16 October 1973