Edward Miner Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet (/ˌɡæləˈdɛt/ 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) from 1864 to 1910.
Edward Miner Gallaudet | |
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Gallaudet, c. 1893 | |
| 1st President of Gallaudet University | |
| In office April 8, 1864 – September 22, 1910 | |
| Succeeded by | Percival Hall |
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| Born | February 5, 1837 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1917 (aged 80) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jane M. Fessenden, 1858-1866 (d. 1866) Susan Denison, 1868-1903 |
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