Show first to teach deac h deaf mutes clutes the first american institution for the education ol of the thi dent deaf and dumb was founded in hartford in 1917 by dr thomas H GI G laudet who as born in philadelphia years azo lie ile was educated at yale and at adrover Ani lover theological seminary and it wa was s his intention to en enter ter the ministry before le avinge andover however he had decided to devote his hi life to the tha lik instruction ruction of deaf mutes for whom no provision had been made anywhere in america he ere remained at the head of the hartford institution from 1817 until 1 whon III health forced his retirement the first system ayt ematile atte attempt t to instruct the deif deaf and dumb in iii europe was mede in I 1 1570 by pedro de a benedictine monk of spain the first institution of this kind was opened in edinburgh in 1743 1773 r |