Project Gutenberg 2011-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 867 Berthier, Ferdinand 1803 1886 L'Abbé de l'Épée: sa vie, son apostolat, ses travaux, sa lutte et ses succès Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "L'Abbé de l'Épée: sa vie, son apostolat, ses travaux, sa lutte et ses succès" by Ferdinand Berthier is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book revolves around the life of Charles-Michel de l'Épée, a notable figure in the education of the deaf and the founder of the first public school for deaf-mutes in France. It highlights his passionate advocacy for the deaf community, detailing his innovative teaching methods and the challenges he faced in promoting their acceptance and education. The opening of the book introduces the foundation of the Central Society for Deaf-Mutes in Paris in 1838, which aimed to unify efforts for the welfare of the deaf community. Berthier reflects on the legacy of the Abbé de l'Épée after the discovery of his remains, describing the establishment of a monument in his honor. In this introduction, the author outlines the mission to document the life and contributions of this "spiritual father" of the deaf, emphasizing the societal changes in the treatment of individuals with hearing impairments and the appreciation they have garnered over the years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr L'Epée, Charles-Michel de, 1712-1789 BX HV Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Teaching & Education 702787 2025-08-15T06:02:41.571544 text/html 681898 2011-08-04T13:50:16 text/html 1250921 2025-08-15T06:02:54.945456 application/epub+zip 1258635 2025-08-15T06:02:45.862498 application/epub+zip 299599 2025-08-15T06:02:44.227517 application/epub+zip 1651751 2025-08-15T06:03:01.188917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1606102 2025-08-15T06:02:53.523465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523047 2022-09-17T04:24:27.942662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605293 2025-08-15T06:02:40.057587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 605032 2011-08-04T13:50:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587801 2011-08-04T13:49:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21163 2025-08-15T06:03:01.350905 application/rdf+xml 25601 2025-08-15T06:02:44.791491 image/jpeg 4910 2025-08-15T06:02:44.515493 image/jpeg 214886 2011-08-04T13:51:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 212502 2011-08-04T13:51:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 998513 2011-08-04T13:51:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1105945 2025-08-15T06:02:41.641580 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia