Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

American cleric, educator for the deaf

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1787

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1851

Profession: teacher, educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

The Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, LL.D.,(December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851) was an American educator.
Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal.
When opened on April 15, 1817, it was called the "Connecticut Asylum (at Hartford) for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons," but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf.