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    Charles-Michel de l'Épée (French: [ʃaʁlmiʃɛl dəlepe]; 24 November 1712 – 23 December 1789) was a philanthropic educator of 18th-century France who has...
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  • established in France during the 18th century, in 1771 by Charles-Michel de l'Épée. L'Épée was the leader in establishing sign language for the deaf and...
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    founded by Charles-Michel de l'Épée, in stages, between 1750 and 1760 in Paris, France. After the death of Père Vanin in 1759, the Abbé de l'Épée was introduced...
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    and standards of deaf education today. Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712-1789), also known as the Abbé de l'Épée, was a philanthropic Catholic priest known...
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  • themselves in Old French Sign Language. This was referenced by l'Abbé Charles Michel de l'Épée who created the first school for the deaf in Paris in the 18th...
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  • Charles D. Michel, U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral Subjects with the first name Charles Michel or a variation thereof include: Charles-Michel de l'Épée...
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    manual alphabet developed by Charles-Michel de l'Épée. For several years, Bridgman gained celebrity status when Charles Dickens met her during his 1842...
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    using their own sign language.[clarification needed] Frenchman Charles-Michel de l'Épée published his manual alphabet in the 18th century, which has survived...
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  • George Dalgarno in 1680. In 1760, French philanthropic educator Charles-Michel de l'Épée opened the world's first free school for the deaf. The school won...
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  • The earliest mention of Old French Sign Language is by the abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée in the late 18th century, but it could have existed for centuries...
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    Major de Gaulle and Major Yvon, with Staff Colonel de Mierry collaborating in the preparation of the final text. Le Fil de l'Épée (1932) Vers l'Armée de Métier...
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    happening in Paris. A French priest, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, created the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris to educate the deaf and mute. His...
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    the Abbé Charles Michel de l'Épée in 1771, was using French Sign Language in combination with a set methodically developed signs. During l’Épée's lifetime...
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    Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris, and convinced Laurent Clerc, an assistant to the school's founder Charles-Michel de l'Épée, to accompany him...
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  • Gustave Eiffel, engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant, city planner responsible for Washington, D.C. Charles-Michel de l'Épée, founder of world's first public...
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  • 1655 – Charles XI of Sweden (d. 1697) 1690 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German organist and composer (d. 1750) 1712 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French...
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    Germany Taipei, Taiwan Philip V of Spain (1683–1746), King of Spain Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712–1789), philanthropic educator Louis-Augustin Richer (1740–1819)...
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  • December 12 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713) December 23 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist, developer of signed French (b. 1712) Spencer...
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    frequently, though mistakenly, attributed to the work of Charles Michel de l'Épée (l'abbé de l'Épée). In fact, he is said to have discovered the already existing...
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    supporting the teachers. Orpen was an advocate of the manual method of Charles-Michel de l'Épée. In 1817, the committee rented a house paid for by the House of...
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    work. Préault is buried in the Pere Lachaise cemetery. Tomb of Charles-Michel de L'Épée by Antoine-Augustin Préault in the Saint-Roch church in Paris....
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  • limited. Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée opened the first school for the deaf in Paris called the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris (English:...
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  • of anything. The problem was lack of education and resources. Charles-Michel de l'Épée was a French educator and priest in the 18th century who first...
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    peers positively predict self-esteem outcomes in Deaf students. Charles-Michel de l'Épée pioneered deaf education in France. He did charitable work for...
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    eggshells". Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée opens a school for deaf education in Paris which becomes the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris, the world's...
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  • Parisians used amongst themselves in the mid-18th century. The abbot Charles-Michel de l'Épée wanted to give them religious education, and thus learnt their...
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  • read or understand. In 1755, a French priest by the name of Abbe Charles-Michel de L'Épée opened a school for the deaf upon his own funding, a school that...
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    ruler of Tunisia (d. 1782) Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator of the deaf (d. 1789) November 27 – Fernando de Sousa e Silva, fourth Patriarch...
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    admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724) 1789 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (b. 1712) 1795 – Henry Clinton, English...
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    resulted in a cacophony of noises. He decided to found a school with Charles-Michel de l'Épée. In May 1784, at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, he met a young beggar...
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