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Edward Miner Gallaudet (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ d ɛ t / GAL-ə-DET; February 5, 1837 – September 26, 1917), was the first president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. (then known as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind from 1864 until 1894 and then Gallaudet College from 1894 to 1986 ...
Edward Miner Gallaudet was an American educator and administrator who helped establish Gallaudet University, the first institute of higher education for the deaf. He was also known as a leading proponent of manualism—the use of sign language for teaching the deaf.
Learn about the life and work of Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet, the first president of Gallaudet College and a pioneer in deaf education. Explore his correspondence, articles, speeches, sermons, and more from 1851 to 1984.
In 1857, Gallaudet’s youngest son, Edward Miner Gallaudet, took up his father’s cause when he and his deaf mother, Sophia Fowler Gallaudet, were invited by Amos Kendall to run the newly established Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind in Washington, D.C.
Edward Miner Gallaudet, the son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of the first school for deaf students in the United States, became the new school’s superintendent. Congress authorized the institution to confer college degrees in 1864, and President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law.
Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Miner Gallaudet, who founded the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and led the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf. This article requires a subscription to access the full content.
Edward Miner Gallaudet was born in Hartford, Connecticut, February 5, 1837. He was the son of Thomas Hopkins and Sophia Fowler Gallaudet. His. father was the first Principal of the American School. for the Deaf at Hartford and is honored as the founder.
