Charles-Michel de l'Épée

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Eighteenth-century philanthropic educator Charles-Michel de l'Épée is regarded as the Father of the Deaf for pioneering the education of the deaf and dumb. He laid down the Signed French system, which enabled the deaf to participate in legal proceedings. His French Sign Language laid the path to the American Sign Language.

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Birthday November 24, 1712 (Sagittarius)
Died on December 23, 1789
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