ID
1382
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Teacher
Clergy (Anglican)
Religion
Summary
Hearing; an Anglican minister. Sometimes claimed to be the first teacher of the deaf in England (but see, e.g., John of Beverly, for one earlier English teacher). Taught deaf 10-year-old Alexander Popham to speak; Holder described his method in an appendix to his book Elements of Speech (1669).
References
The Quiet Ear, p.64-65; The Conquest of Deafness, p.61-64; Arnold on the Education of the Deaf, p.14-15.
Dates
1616-1698