ID
2879
Nationality
Spanish
Occupation
Student
Summary
Great-nephew of Francisco de Tobar (q.v.). The first student taught by Juan Pablo Bonet; later, Manuel Ramirez de Carrion continued Velasco's education. Luis de Velasco is the first recorded instance of a superb lipreader, supposedly able to reproduce perfectly anything spoken to him, even in unfamiliar languages.
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.104-106; The Conquest of Deafness, p.42, 45-48.
Dates
1610-1664