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    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

    American educator (1787–1851)

    For Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's eldest son, see Thomas Gallaudet (priest).

    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851) was an American educator.

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    • Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it was called the "Connecticut Asylum (at Hartford) for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons," but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf.

    Biography

    He attended Yale University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1805, graduating at the age of seventeen, with highest honors, and then earned a master's degree at Yale in 1808.[5] He engaged in many things such as studying law, trade, and theology.

    In 1814, Gallaudet graduated from Andover Theological Seminary after a two-year course of study. However, he declined sev