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Vox oculis. A dissertation on the … art of imparting speech to the naturally deaf; with a particular account of the academy of Messrs. Braidwood …

Publication Details

London, 1783 CE.

Thomas Braidwood (1715-1806) founded the first British school for the deaf and dumb, in Edinburgh. His method consisted of a combination of lip-reading and signs.

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Entry Number#3360
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4742
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Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: Edinburgh