Tate, David Gilbert

ID
2732
Nationality
Scottish
British
Occupation
Deaf-blind
Summary
Born deaf and blind into extreme poverty on the island of Feltar in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. Never educated or even taught to walk, he dressed only in a coarse blanket and nothing else and seldom ventured out of his parents' house.
References
Touch, Touch, and Touch Again, p.4-5.
Dates
1794?-1816?