Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Born	(1787-12-10)December 10, 1787 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	September 10, 1851(1851-09-10) (aged 63) Hartford, Connecticut, US
Education	Yale University Andover Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)	Minister, educator, co-founder of the first permanent school for the deaf in North America.
Spouse	Sophia Fowler

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787 – September 10, 1851^[1]) was an American educator. 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.