ID
2923
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Teacher
Minister
Summary
Hearing. A Church of England priest and member of the Royal Society. Said to have taught two deaf boys, Alexander Popham (brother-in-law to the Earl of Oxford) and Daniel Whaley (son of the mayor of Northampton) to speak, and to have demonstrated this feat to King Charles II in May 1662.
References
The Conquest of Deafness, p.60; Arnold on the Education of the Deaf, p.15-20; Peeps into the Deaf World, p.312.
Dates
1616-1703