Project Gutenberg 2011-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 115 Berthier, Ferdinand 1803 1886 L'Abbé de l'Épée: sa vie, son apostolat, ses travaux, sa lutte et ses succès Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "L'Abbé de l'Épée: sa vie, son apostolat, ses travaux, sa lutte et ses succès" by Ferdinand Berthier is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book revolves around the life of Charles-Michel de l'Épée, a notable figure in the education of the deaf and the founder of the first public school for deaf-mutes in France. It highlights his passionate advocacy for the deaf community, detailing his innovative teaching methods and the challenges he faced in promoting their acceptance and education. The opening of the book introduces the foundation of the Central Society for Deaf-Mutes in Paris in 1838, which aimed to unify efforts for the welfare of the deaf community. Berthier reflects on the legacy of the Abbé de l'Épée after the discovery of his remains, describing the establishment of a monument in his honor. In this introduction, the author outlines the mission to document the life and contributions of this "spiritual father" of the deaf, emphasizing the societal changes in the treatment of individuals with hearing impairments and the appreciation they have garnered over the years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr L'Epée, Charles-Michel de, 1712-1789 BX HV Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 702651 702632 2024-11-15T15:13:04.084689 2023-09-16T07:27:29.492046 text/html text/html 681898 2011-08-04T13:50:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 998513 2011-08-04T13:51:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1250840 2024-11-15T15:13:22.414617 application/epub+zip 1258653 2024-11-15T15:13:08.756690 application/epub+zip 299605 2024-11-15T15:13:06.984721 application/epub+zip 1651737 2024-11-15T15:13:29.992061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1606106 2024-11-15T15:13:20.060660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523047 2022-09-17T04:24:27.942662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605290 2024-11-15T15:13:02.037722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 605032 2011-08-04T13:50:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 214886 2011-08-04T13:51:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 587801 2011-08-04T13:49:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212502 2011-08-04T13:51:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21897 2024-11-15T15:13:30.234065 application/rdf+xml 25601 2024-11-15T15:13:07.602700 image/jpeg 4910 2024-11-15T15:13:07.292698 image/jpeg 1105902 2024-11-15T15:13:04.162721 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia