ID
1162
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Peer
Aristocracy
Nobility
Summary
Born deaf; together with his deaf brother Edward, apparently used signs skillfully. John Bulwer (q.v.) dedicated his 1648 book Philocophus, or The Deafe and Dumbe Man's Friend, to Sir Edward and William Gostwicke.
References
Deaf Lives, p.79; The Conquest of Deafness, p.54.
Dates
1630-1696