Jeanette Berglind
Johanna "Jeanette" Apollonia Berglind (21 August 1816, in Stockholm – 14 September 1903, in Stockholm), was a Swedish sign language teacher and principal. In 1860, she founded one of the first schools for the deaf and mute in her country: Tysta Skolan (Silent School) in Stockholm.
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Berglind on 23 August 1895 | |
| Born | Johanna Apollonia (Jeanette) Berglind August 21, 1816 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | September 14, 1903 (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Teacher of the deaf |
| Known for | Founding one of the first schools for the deaf in Sweden |
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