Villabrille, Francisco Fernandez

ID
2889
Nationality
Spanish
Occupation
Teacher
Scholar
Summary
Hearing. Taught at the Colegio Real de Sordomudos (Madrid), 1836 until his death. Was a strong advocate for the use of sign language in deaf education, and studied [Spanish] sign language, devising a system of classification for it and advocating a "mimographic" system for writing signs.
References
Looking Back, p.249-252.
Dates
1811-1864