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Charles de L' Ep�e
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Priest, inventor of the sign alphabet for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, born Versailles, France, 1712; died Paris, France, 1789. His success with two deaf and dumb pupils led him to found at his own expense a school for the education of others so afflicted. His sign system laid the foundation of all systematic instruction of the deaf and dumb.
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Entry for 'Charles de L' Ep�e'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/charles-de-l-epace.html. 1910.