ID
1859
Nationality
French
Occupation
Teacher
School founder
Summary
Born deaf at Semens; 5 other siblings were also born deaf. Went to the school for the deaf at Bordeaux, founded and supervised by the Abbe Sicard. When Sicard was called to Paris to succeed the Abbe de l'Epee, Massieau followed him there, and soon became a teacher at the Paris Institute for 32 years where he was one of Laurent Clerc's teachers. Taught for a short time at a small school for the deaf in Rhodez, then started a new school for the deaf at Lille, serving as its superintendent.
References
Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.2 p.207-208; Notable Deaf Persons, p.54-56; The Deaf Experience, p.73-80; The Conquest of Deafness, p.91-93; American Annals of the Deaf, April 1848, p.142-143; vol.2 no.4, July 1849, p.203-217; Peeps into the Deaf World, p.316-317; The Frat, Dec. 1939, p.2.
Dates
1772-22 July 1846