ID
1049
Nationality
French
Occupation
Teacher
Educational administrator
Summary
Born at Aix-les-Bains; deafened at age 12; first a student, then a teacher at the Institute Royal de Sourds-Muets, Paris; in 1833, became a teacher in Comberry's school in Lyons. Married Comberry's daughter and became school head upon Comberry's retirement.
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.117-119; American Annals of the Deaf, vol.36 no.3, June 1891, p.229; The Frat, vol.39 no.11, June 1942, p.3.
Dates
1810-13 February 1891