Clemo, Jack

Born at Goonamarris, Cornwall; began losing his vision at age 5, and his hearing also started to fade beginning at age 16. Completely deaf by age 19 and totally blind by 30. Even before becoming totally deaf and blind, he was writing poetry and philosophical works, which advocated a personal and controversial approach to spiritual experience of God. Married Ruth Peaty, apparently hearing and sighted, when he was 52 and she 45. Died at Weymouth.